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| Name: | Terry Steimel |
| E-mail address: | terrysteimel@sbcglobal.net |
| Comments: | Before you rush to seek or accept a diagnosis of bi-polar disorder 'hook, line, and sinker' and you go the liver-damaging pharmaceutical route; keep an open mind, do your own research, and consider a more natural approach first, as follows:
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| Name: | shelly |
| E-mail address: | shel519@consolidated.net |
| Comments: | i have done many hours of research for my poor 4 year old son. i love him so dearly but he has sent my nerves into being so frazzled that i struggle to keep my sanity. after hours of exhaustiveresearchi have come to the conclusion that he suffers from pediatric bipolar. he exhibits and has exhibited all the signs for over three years. we thought it would "get better". it has only gotten worse. what kind of a doctor do we go to? where do we turn? any answers or suggestions would be helpful. i have an appreciation for anyone on here with a child like mine. we just love our babies so much and want to help them. |
| Name: | NENA |
| E-mail address: | LILEFAN04@AOL.COM |
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| Name: | Michelle |
| E-mail address: | wlovewells@aol.com |
| Comments: | I truly beleive my son is bipolar. It has been hell and I have walked in you're shoes. Beleive me I know what its like. Every one thinking your not being firm or all that kid needs is a good spanking. Finally I feel vindicated as a Mother.
keep posting. Thanks for you insight and links. Michelle |
| Name: | Maxine |
| E-mail address: | LladyLegs9@aol.com |
| Comments: | I am looking for any information I can get on BiPolar after a year of going to therapist my 10 yr old daughter has been diag. as BiPolar |
| Name: | Maxine |
| E-mail address: | LladyLegs9@aol.com |
| Comments: | I am looking for any information I can get on BiPolar after a year of going to therapist my 10 yr old daughter has been diag. as BiPolar |
| Name: | LISA |
| E-mail address: | ldmerc79@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I am raising my 3 year old grandson, he has been Dx with ADHD and now they are Dx him with bipolar disorder, his daycare is threating to kick him out, however he has never been suspended, yet. I am a nures and work, my daughter is in the Army and away from her son, he has lived with Papa Jon and Mimi since August of last year, our lives has been turned upside down. I understand that he can't help himself, but finding a dr that will help is my problem at this point. We have seen dr after dr and no one seems to want to help, medication wise that is. Is is on Daytrana Patch, but does not help with the behaviors, the outburst yelling, throwing things hitting and kicking. I am at wits ends. We had his tonsils and adnoids taken out last week because of the AD/HD.
Thanks for listening, never knew that there were so many families affected by this disorder. Lisa |
| Name: | Elaine Hall |
| E-mail address: | marvelco@juno.com |
| Comments: | My 10 almost 11 year old son is diagnosed with ADHD & bipolar mixed. He is extemely intelligent. He has good days and not so good days. I guess I am on here writing because I need to relate to someone experiencing the same things. For the longest time I just prayed that spoiled was all that was wrong with my son. Right now I am trying to get him to understand that it's an illness and we will get help. We have hired an attorney and are going to fight for the education he has coming. |
| Name: | Tara |
| Comments: | Hang in there Patricia!! |
| Name: | JoAnne |
| E-mail address: | taleighanahs_mom@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | The date appeared wrong on my last message. the date is Feburary 25th 2007.
I have a real difficult time with Braydon because he is so young. The doctors will not medicate him because of his age. If anyone can give me advice i could realy use it. Please e-mail me Thank you. |
| Name: | JoAnne |
| E-mail address: | taleighanahs_mom@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I realy enjoyed reading your web page. i am a 24 year old single mom. my 4 year old son has pediatric bi-polar. It is a very hard struggle. I congradulate anyone in our shoes for not giving up.
thank you. Feburary 25, 2007 10:47pm |
| Name: | JoAnne |
| E-mail address: | taleighanahs_mom@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I realy enjoyed reading your web page. i am a 24 year old single mom. my 4 year old son has pediatric bi-polar. It is a very hard struggle. I congradulate anyone in our shoes for not giving up.
thank you. |
| Name: | Paricia Morgan |
| E-mail address: | morgan_patricia@msn.com |
| Comments: | Hello,
I have a son who is 11 years old diagnosed with mood disorder and ADD. Looks like we are moving into the bipolar, symptons are becoming more definite. We have been on along road with more to come. I am divorced and my ex-husband thinks I spoiled my son. He is so blinded by everything that is going on. He is always trying to tell me different things to try, this is a person who may see his son a couple times a month. Sometimes it feels so lonely in this world, I start to feel like no one really understands except for the family that have lived with a bipolar child. I guess i am feeling abit down right now, because I was listening to my child talk to his friends and alot of his discussion was made up and was talking really fast. They were kind of just looking at him. He has really tryed hard to hang with the really good kids, but they are starting to stray away. I am glad I could vent alittle. Take Care |
| Name: | Tina Gillum |
| E-mail address: | gillumtina@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I dream of mornings that i will get up and my precious son will have a good day. Josh is 15 and was diagnosed at age 9 with bipolar with homicidle and suicidle ideations. He is a VERY rapid cycler. I fear for him myself and my daugter. He was also diagonsed with adhd,serperation anxiety, ODD you name and poor son has it. He is 2000mgdepakote,80mg Geodon, 25mg Focalin and 5mg Abilify all of which do not seem to work. He has been hospitalized twice. We are now looking for long term help for him. As his mother this is killing me i dont want to send him away. But what do you do when daily he treatens to kill his siste.r dialy. He is also hearing voices again. We have been through hell and back. My husband is also bipolar. We were divorced but now are trying to get our family back together but this disorder breaks it down daily. We need help so bad. Unfortuetly we live in a very small town in E.Texas were there is not much help and what there is my son refuses. And 6ft and 200lbs theres not alot i can do to get him there on my own. Thank you so much for your site and allowing me to vent. Please send any info that you may have. God Bless us all. |
| Name: | Tina Gillum |
| E-mail address: | gillumtina@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I dream of mornings that i will get up and my precious son will have a good day. Josh is 15 and was diagnosed at age 9 with bipolar with homicidle and suicidle ideations. He is a VERY rapid cycler. I fear for him myself and my daugter. He was also diagonsed with adhd,serperation anxiety, ODD you name and poor son has it. He is 2000mgdepakote,80mg Geodon, 25mg Focalin and 5mg Abilify all of which do not seem to work. He has been hospitalized twice. We are now looking for long term help for him. As his mother this is killing me i dont want to send him away. But what do you do when daily he treatens to kill his siste.r dialy. He is also hearing voices again. We have been through hell and back. My husband is also bipolar. We were divorced but now are trying to get our family back together but this disorder breaks it down daily. We need help so bad. Unfortuetly we live in a very small town in E.Texas were there is not much help and what there is my son refuses. And 6ft and 200lbs theres not alot i can do to get him there on my own. Thank you so much for your site and allowing me to vent. Please send any info that you may have. God Bless us all. |
| Name: | Laura |
| E-mail address: | adkwolf@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | My daughter was diagnosed at two with mild Cerebral Palsy. She has had rage episodes since she was 13 months old! This spring was very hard (she's four now). She had nightmares/terros for three months, was moddy and has had a reduction in eye contact, etc. The pediatrician last year said I was just an over anxious first time mom. When she had her IEP meeting this year, I broight up her behavior issues. The school psychologist urged us to get counceling for her. We saw a pediatric psychiatrist this week and she said she has most of the markers for bipolar and many of the markers for reactive attachment disorder. It is so frustrating that her pediatrican didn't take me seriously (we are changing doctors!). We adopted her at 9 months from China. My thoughts are a little overwlemed, as this is so much more than I ever expected. I worked for eight years in a school for dual diagnosis kids, so I guess that's why I began to question her behavior so early. I even use some of the behavior management techniques with her that I learned there. We are just starting on this journey, but at least now we have some ideas about how to help her.
Thanks to every parent who shared their stories. Laura |
| Name: | Kendra |
| E-mail address: | kendra_weber@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | My 11 year old son has been going to counseling for anger issues. The counselor thinks he may be bipolar. He certainly has many of the symptoms. His father and I have been divorced for 7 years. He does not have the problems that I have with him. I remarried in December and things have gone from bad to worse with my son. He has violent behavior with me, tells me that he hates me and that he wants to live with his father. Michael is a bed wetter, has major up and down mood swings, and is very smart, not to mention many other bipolar symptoms. I have been feeling worthless as a parent and have been very confused how to handle this. That is what led us to counseling. I was told at last night's counseling session of her thoughts of Michael being bipolar and also suspects ADD. Today I have been trying to get as much information as I can. Reading all of the entries has helped. If anyone has any advice I could use it. I know we have a long road ahead of us. This has affected all of us in the house, my husband and my daughters, 18 and 12. Michael's father refuses to believe that he is bipolar or has ADD, that discipline will fix it. I just want to get to the bottom of all his issues, whatever they may be so we can work on making things better.
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| Name: | Rebecca |
| E-mail address: | rebeccaroseyposey@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Right now, i am currently trying to find out exactly what is going on in my 6 year-old daughters head, she scares me and hurts her sister for no reason at all. I'm trying to collect information about different things that have to do with her mood swings and the anger she has. i have tried everything to try to get to her and find out what it is that bothers her and makes her act out the way she does, day after day. This starts every morning and ends every night and i'm starting to feel lost, like i don't know what to do. i hate dreading that i have to pick her up from school each day, not knowing what mood she will be in and how the rest of the evening will end. i feel relief each night when she is finally sleeping, but dread the morning and how to go about not upsetting her to get going each day. her father is no help at all, he thinks it's my fault she acts this way and it hurts me to see her sister crying each day, becasue she did something intentional to hurt her. At first i thought she was just jealous and resented her sister, but it's much more then that now. I need help!! How do i help her, before trying to get medical help, hoping it isn't necassary??? |
| Name: | Wendy |
| E-mail address: | wdarling@aitconnect.com |
| Comments: | Thank you for being a parent who can share their experience. I am currently surfing the web to gain information (in shear terror) of what needs to be done to help my daughter. I felt comforted by your words.The debate now is she has been referred to be hospitalized and I cant seem to bring myself to take her although I know it is for her safety. I do not know you, but thank you. |
| Name: | Shannon |
| E-mail address: | norn1970@tampabay.rr.com |
| Comments: | Thank you for your useful insight on this disorder. My son was just diagnosed with this, and we have a long road ahead of us, and a lot to learn. |
| Name: | Audrey |
| E-mail address: | bungalow62@earthlink.net |
| Comments: | My daughter, McKenna (7), has just been diagnosed with pediatric bipolar disorder and her father (my ex) "will not accept" the diagnosis and treatment and is looking for another opinion...He says it's my parenting. Of course, no demands nor expectations are put upon her on her every other week-end visits. My husband, daughter (9) and son (3) have walked on eggshells for too long and the outbursts or rages were getting unbearable. Closing the door to keep safe in one's own house is not a life for the the 9 & 3 yr old...My keeping McKenna from hurting others and feeling her pain of having "no friends over" stabs at my heart. She's been on meds for two weeks today and she says she likes the meds. They make her feel happy. I am cautiously optimistic but wanting someone to talk to who has been there done that....or am here and doing that. |
| Name: | kitkatsmom |
| E-mail address: | privRN46@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Thank you to the supportive friend I've found in our local NAMI group. She is the one that provided me with the info to find this site. (Check out nami.org if you haven't already.)
To all here that have or have not(just readers) left comments...HANG in there! Yes, it is a battle...sometimes every day, sometimes only once in a while...but they are just kids and didn't ask for bipolar disorder either. You are not alone and there are many opportunities (albeit may be hard to find) out there for information and support. Don't be afraid to ask for help - you'd ask a plumber to fix the plumbing wouldn't you? I know it's hard to face on many levels... I too, felt VERY JUDGED by others for a long, long time. Family, friends, teachers, doctors, church members, etc. all had "advice" on changing my parenting style. I blamed myself and because of that my daughter went many years before correctly diagnosed. I was inconsistently parenting in an attempt to "change" to something that would work - just made things worse for her in the long run. She was diagnosed ADHD at nine years old (along with ODD and depression). Through multiple challenges, extreme events, lots of doctors, therapists, treatment centers, etc. she eventually was diagnosed "correctly" - by the same doctor that denied my suspicions years before because he explained, "once that diagnosis is made, you are stuck, there's no turning back". It took another three years before arriving at a combo of meds that worked for her. She's now 16, stable (?) (are any teen girls really stable?? :) , and I grieve for her lost innocence. We both know this is a life long condition or diagnosis BUT there can be lots of health in that time too - just because it's called mental illness doesn't mean she can't be in a state of wellness with it too. Our largest obstacle now is a serious court predicament that occurred during intense medication alterations, at puberty (hormones!), and while facing some heavy issues (the death of her dad) in therapy. The challenge to get the court system and mental health system to listen to one another is crucial -- preferrably very early, before serious unretractable occurences. We will know all of you out there are pulling for her with positive thoughts and prayers for an understanding, compassionate, and knowledgeable judge. She has so much potential now!! Thanks for listening. We have great times together now. If you're new to the diagnosis - learn all you can and reach out to others. Knowledge is power! Advocate, advocate, advocate - to school, friends, family, etc. Do it early, don't wait. (Even if you don't have a diagnosis yet but your gut tells you it's true...follow your instinct and get help now!) Be strong, kitkatsmom PS Take care of yourselves, otherwise you won't be able to take care of your children. I've said a lot here except what I intended to - while reading through others' messages I felt like I was reading my own diary of thoughts over the years. So MANY descriptions matched my experiences of living with my daughter. We are not crazy!!! |
| Name: | sue |
| E-mail address: | littlelite72@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | my heart goes out to you ,,,, my son had adhd but also has other problems which im now trying to find out about ,, his 14 now at times ive felt like giveing up the stress strain ect as i also suffer with a chemmical inbalance , but hey i plod on and try to make the best of it which is very hard at times , so i say this to you good luck in finding everything out you can ,, your children i feel for as well , but knowing they have a lovleee mum who loves and cares for them , will make them get thru ,, god bless sue ,,,,, |
| Name: | Liza |
| E-mail address: | naylor@clearviewcatv.net |
| Comments: | How can I thank you for making this website. I am re-married and we each have two children. We raise all four full time. My oldest daughter is 12 and just diagnosed. I feel such a sense of relief and such a sense of fear. My daughter is so very artistic and smart. Her grades are A's and D's. For years we have known something was going on with her. Her moods have ruled the house as she rapid-cycles every day. I thought it was hypoglycemia as she craved carbs and sweets to the point of sneaking them. She is not medicated yet and I'm trying to learn all that I can about the disorder and about medications.
Now, my youngest, who is 7 is getting ready to be evaluated. She too, sneaks food, has a phobia of school, can not easily play with friends, tirades each day over snack/homework/bedtime/meals/you name it...She is up 2 to 6 times each night wandering the house/crying/afraid of spiders/can't be alone. She is exhausted almost every day. She has already expressed that her "life is over." You know, as a parent, it breaks my heart to see my little girls struggle so hard just to get through each day. I, too, have been looked at sideways by teachers and others. It is so hard to remain consistent when you just want to pick your battles. However, for my husband's two kids, we must remain consistent. I hope that with proper medication we can settle our home down....it would be nice to get through a simple game of monopoly. Thank you for loving your child so much, and showing your love by making this website. |
| Name: | April |
| E-mail address: | msavonapril@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. I came across this tonight when I was really feeling like no one could possibly understand what I go through in a weeks time or even a day's time. Those around me at church or even friends and family members really have no clue what it is like for my son every day of his life since he was 3 years old. It's people like you who do make a difference and give people like me the courage to stand up for what is right and to go onto another day.
Sincerely, April in SC |
| Name: | Kimber |
| E-mail address: | alittle2spoiled@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | My daughter is 6 now and was diagnosed w/ Bi polar at the age of 4 only after they had labeled her w/ everything but bi-polar. The doctors let her rappid cycle for so long and stay in a manic state for so long that she actually started having visual and audial hallucinations. The truth about the mis-diagnosis is that the doctors can not bill the insurance companies for child-hood bi-polar because it's not a diagnosis in their "little book" It has taken 2 years, 2 inpatient stays of 7 - 10 days and several different physichitrist to get to the truth. I have now confronted the doctors at the in-patient facility and they admitted this fact to me. They told me that they could only treat some of the symptoms of the bi-polar and give it a different name ie: Adhd Odd Ocd etc...
This needs to be addressed and it needs to stop. If you needed to have your appendix removed do you think the doctor would give you pain med's to cover the symptoms. As parents of bi-polar children we must pull together and change the way doctors and insurance companies deal with these children. My daughter has suffered greatly due to their ignorance. Just a tid bit for you.... If your child has bi-polar and you know it go to a new doctor and pay for your visits out of pocket. Then your child will get the diagnosis that he or she needs. You can't treat a child w/ bi-polar w/ stimmulants used to treat adhd.... big mistake but you can leave w/ the proper diagnosis and proper prescriptions and your insurance company will pay for the meds... Funny how that works. Just know this... just because you get the diagnosis doesn't mean your going to get the med's that your child needs. My child has been on aprox.30 different medications in the last 2 years and it's only getting worse. I wish you all the best... Kimber |
| Name: | cecilia |
| E-mail address: | cealryan@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | My son is now 13. Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. I am homeschooling him now. That started this year. He is in 6th grade. Stayed back a year in 3rd grade. Attendance issue. School phobia, which is very real, and he has, prevented him from attending. Teachers get frustrated with him, even though I have brought in tons of info. on bipolar disorder and how it relates to his actions at school. I also expressed, with good and safe examples, how they can help him. I might as well go outside and tack jello to a tree. No need to explain that one I'm sure. He is a gorgeous kid. Red hair, freckles and blue eyes. I know when he is manic and I know when he is down. We have always had a special mom and son bond that will never end. He trusts to tell me how he feels and I listen. As I should. That is how I help him. I read everything I can about the subject. I don't assume that I have to guinea pig him on every med, with the goal of having him 100% symptom free. I pick my battles, and ask my self what symptoms are liveable and which ones are controlled. He takes 2mg of Risperdal at 5:30pm at night and he usually can fall asleep about 9:30pm. He gets frustrated. He knows he has this. He wants to learn more about it and how it is affecting him. This is what the goal is with a child with bipolar disorder. Help educate yourself and them about their disability and live with it. so far so good and we have our days. Like anyone. |
| Name: | Vanessa |
| E-mail address: | FallNangel4sure@aol.com |
| Comments: | It's nice to see there are mom's speaking up about this. My son is 4 and has been in the hospital once. I am still fighting for a diganosis and the right medicine. I understand completely the hard times this brings. Alex is not my only child. My oldest is 6 and sometimes I think it is harder on him than anyone. Thank you for sharing your story it brings tears to my eyes hearing other people's stories because I know what everyday is like. It's always nice to hear there is hope. |
| Name: | jennifer c |
| E-mail address: | jcornell@americanfoodsgroup.com |
| Comments: | my son is 11yrs. old. he has been on many meds since he was about 4. i was told he was adhd and odd, now they say he is bipolar. i am still trying to understand what this means. i feel like i am lost.i have 4 other children 1 older and two that are very small. i get very scared that one day he will hurt them. i had to put allen in the hospital early this summer for 10 days i felt like a failure and a bad mom. after reading i somewhat have a little understanding that i am not alone. thanks for this site. n jennifer |
| Name: | Dawn Thompson |
| E-mail address: | det_day@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | My daughter (5 yrs old) has been going thru hell for almost 3 years now. Her Dr. diagnosed Hyper-mania Bi-polar disorder, ADHD, and Conduct Disorder just this summer. She has been a "guiny pig" for 3 or 4 diff. meds now and we are praying that soon we'll find one that works for her.
I'm glad to see that I'm not alone... I thought that I was at fault... bad mother and all that... her school thought so for a while also (or so it seemed) and then finally some answers!!! Thank you from one mom to another. |
| Name: | Jeri |
| E-mail address: | jbostick75@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Logan is 7 and the light of my life. Most of the time he is sweet, caring, loveable and funny. But, when he's not, it's like someone else has taken over his body. We starting having problems when he was four...he was kicked out of daycares and preschool. We stopped having a life, because we never knew when he would explode into a rage. The dr said it was ADHD and medicated him. Three years later, after horror stories of experiences he was finally diagnosed as bipolar. Right after school started he had a chain of episodes, and we finally had to make the decision to admit him to the hospital. He's been at the Phoenix Children's Hospital for 15 days now. They are trying to find the right combo of drugs...so far he's on 4. I pray that he gets better and comes home soon.
Thank you for giving me a place to vent, and to see that I am not alone. |
| Name: | Stacey |
| E-mail address: | Staceymagoo@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I am a true believer that some sort of trama in life triggers the Bi-polar jean that starts these children rolling, even if its so much as their birth. My son will be 12 in August and we have been fighting this for 3 years now, hospitals, resident treatment facilities, doctors who don't believe in it and call it everything but what it is, doctors who do believe but what to keep him on the same non working meds forever. In order to treat these children fist you must stabalize them and then teach them to not only try and understand what is happening to them when they feel this way but to help them learn positive ways to deal with it, preventative care. They are not "bad children" and we are NOT "bad parents" they are simple little people who need abit more understanding, patience and love to get through this thing called life. There illness robs them of their childhood, and those fond memories that everyone should be able to carry through life. So why is it that mentally handicap is acceptable and there are programs for these children but children with behavioral issues are NOT acceptable, our children have very few programs where they can go where we can feel secure that they are safe and secure where we as parents can rest easy knowing our precious babies are ok. I just want to take my child and hold him close and keep him safe from the world forever. Please feel free to contact me if you need to talk, I am in Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Name: | Lisa Jenson |
| E-mail address: | lj@lisajenson.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.lisajenson.com |
| Comments: | Just thought i'd let you know i think ya got a great site there, lisa |
| Name: | Linda |
| E-mail address: | reyesl@satx.rr.com |
| Comments: | I myself raised a child who was bipolar and suffering myself it was twice as hard on our family. All I can say is it takes time to find the right combinations of medications and alot of therapy and most of all love understanding patients and prayer. also Keep directions for these kids simple and one at a time like brush your hair, nowput the ribbon on, put plate in the sink, you can't say clean your room it has to be make the bed, then when thats done. pick up dirty clothes and put in basket ( one in their room) Put books on shelf, put games in boxes, ect... Also, gentle redirection when they switch from task to something else Like that picture is lovely but you finish it after you get the things put away. |
| Name: | Nikki |
| E-mail address: | nikkil@shaw.ca |
| Comments: | I thank you so much for making this site. Reading over the information I now know I must have my daughter admitted to hospital. It has been a long, hard road. She also suffers from a brain injury, post concussion syndrome, post traumatic syndrome, oppositional defiance disorder and possible ADHD since a severe head on car accident in '99. I beleive that the accident(she did not want to survive, begged me to let her die) brought about her first experience with bi polar disorder.If there is anyone out there that can offer some guidance for getting the help we need(living in a smaller town-northern B.C.-Canada)please reply to me. I am deserate for ideas.
Thanks, Nikki |
| Name: | tana carpenter |
| E-mail address: | tana765@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Hi, I really can relate to your feelings. My son, now 7, recieved a formal diagnosis at the age of 5 for ADHD. I feel that this child that I love with every ounce of my being, was that main cause of my divorce. I was dealing with this child and did not know how and dad was just never around. I suspected problems from birth, he has always been diificult. I also felt that nothing I did made him happy. At 2 1/2 I took him to his first psychologist(too young to tell anything). I took him back at 4; still no formal resolve. He was nearly kicked out of preschool for aggression and of course I was judged by all; I don't discipline or my child is spoiled, I started to believe these things. Thank God he had a well informed kindergarten teacher, she provided a school intervention that lead to the ADHD determination. The last 2 months they mood swings are cycling over and over all day long, I decided to return to the psychologist and my son is going to get the help he needs, although he has not been determined that he is a BP kid, I fear this is the devestating truth. I'm still in schock. This is going to be the only child that his father or I will ever have and we do not want to lose him to the system, drugs, or worse. If anyone out there has any encouragement or sisilar situations, please e-mail me at tana765@yahoo.com...God bless us all. |
| Name: | Vivian |
| E-mail address: | vivianmoon@juno.com |
| Comments: | My granddaughter is now 8 years of age and bipolar. She lives with me and I must tell you the past four years have been very difficult for several reasons. You may be thinking
that children of this age can't be bipolar..that she is just spoiled..her grandmother gives into her every whim..but you would be wrong on every count. I raised four all American normal children and they did all the terrible and wonderful things that children do. But something was different about my granddaughter..the rages that lasted for hours and hours simply because you said no..a bedroom that looked like a war zone..and then came the depression so dark and deep that she didn't want to open Christmas presents under the tree. Nothing made her happy. The depression lasted for months and she started pulling out her hair in large clumps and saying she wished she were dead. This was the dark side of my granddaughter.....But then there was the other side... she is very bright and learns everything without any effort. She learned to read in ten days and has never been without a book at her side since. But school has been a problem because she doesn't get along well with the other children and sometimes the teachers. Not all bipolar children are ADHD. My granddaughter is now on medication and it does make life easier for her to cope with. |
| Name: | melissa coffey |
| E-mail address: | firmestmissy26@msn.com |
| Comments: | my 12 yr old step-daughter was just diagnosed with bipolar disorder. we were seriously thinking about putting her in a foster home before we found out for the safety of our other children. now that we know what is really wrong with her it will be easier to handle and understand. |
| Name: | Jeannie |
| E-mail address: | JKPage@mid-mo.net |
| Comments: | How I truly know how you feel. I know that my son suffers from bipolar disorder after doing the research. I knew that something was wrong with my son ...more then just adhd, if he had this at all. From an early age my son has had trouble...and I know from experience how each day is a struggle for him and all of his sister's and his dad and I. It is an every day battle. I am hoping to get him on the proper medication and help him. Thanks for you input on this disorder and I pray that I find the proper help he needs. |
| Name: | Rita |
| E-mail address: | bullwhip82@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I am a single mother of three kids, two of them are BP.
Which most people thought it was because of bad parenting. My son ,Dorman,(15yrs) is in a juvenile detention because he was late for school due to medicines being change(he was hard to get up)and my youngest daughter, Diane,(11 yrs)is having problems needs meds check.(pdoc appt on the 6th) It is hard but with sites like your and others, I know I am not alone and there is help. |
| Name: | antisocialistic fundamentalism |
| Comments: | mental "disease", the new wave of trends in humanistic
flaws. as a society we have moved from psychosomatic physical illnesses into the reign of the mind. the mind is an instrument to be known, feared, and misunderstood. bipolarity is fun and amusing, but not as interesting as antisocial or borderline personality disorders. i threw away my watch and my calendar, i set my schedule by my friend's cycles. "what's that? you want to kill yourself and dont feel like getting out of bed?...hmm...it must be the second tuesday of the month". the solution never lies in the pills that doctors force down the throats of innocent people. have you realized we are the guinea pigs of modern psychological medicine? once the new polish of anti-depressants wears off, society will see the rusted metal beneath the surface. tumors, strokes, liver disease, and many more troubles on the horizon. fear modern medicine, for it will only stupify and murder, with all the legality of the law surrounding it. the pills are the silent killers amongst the flock. you must first question everything before you can begin to understand anything. |
| Name: | Diane W |
| E-mail address: | Dah What 4@aol.com |
| Comments: | Tly sweetie, you have a battle for sure. One that no
parent should ever have to go through. I dont know if you saw the show Oprah did on bipolar children or not but hon, it sure opened my eyes. The anger the kids feel and how hard the parents try to help them. Tly, I know how much you love Jonathan and I know with Jehovah's help you can do this. Love you much, Diane |
| Name: | Grandma |
| Comments: | Being the grandparent of a bipolar child, I know the
battles that go on everyday, I also know the happy times and the time of tears. But with support from family and the very good paretning of the mother we will survie, and I just pray for the time that this disorder will be a thing of the past. Until then we will be ok, our love and support for each other will get us through the hard times and enjoy sharing the good ones, keep up the good work my love! |