Beginning to wonder if the Bipolar dx was incorrect, hmmmm?

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Hi all

My son is AJ, 13 and he's been on lithium since age 11 because he became

suicidal. He has serveral of the symptoms/behaviors of Bipolar and while he

hasn't been officially dx'd, he's being treated for it.

My problem is, the more and more I read about Sensory Processing Disorders (and

Aspergers) the more I think the treatment for Bipolar may be wrong. He doesn't

talk about wanting to be dead as much but it still happens from time to time. He

claims the lithium doesn't help the " crazy fast thoughts " in his head and all

they do is give him stomachaches. I know it doesn't really matter what label is

slapped on him, it doesn't change him as a person but I'm just to the point I'm

really questioning the Bipolar part.

It seems like the main things to cause anxiety and frustration for him is

school, the noise and not having friends. It seems like he's shutting down in

school, not doing his assignments, forgetting to turn in homework, very

unorganized etc. In your opinion are these Bipolar things or plain old Aspergers

or Sensory Disorders things?

We see a new psychiatrist next week to talk to him about this and the posibility

of weaning off the lithium.

Thank you all for keeping me sane