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I have no clue how to deal with this? It is K's inability to determine what is personal and what is private. She also does not know when to leave someone alone, she will go up to ANYONE and just start talking and talking and talking... she will then shut me out and not listen to me, becoming...

Well, I am not sure where to begin other than I am at a total loss. I am a single mother with 3 children. I have 2 PCs and 1 difficult child. My difficult child is 8 yrs old and is having a very hard time this spring. Not quite sure why this year is any different then the past 7 but, hey what can you do. We go circles...

difficult child is going to start taking Lithobid instead of generic Lithium. And she is starting Depakote ER (the 24 hour one) instead of the regular one. Now both of these cost more. Has anyone had any experience that these are actually better? The psychiatrist says they have a few less side effects and are...

difficult child had an issue today at school, that was minor but there seems to be an ongoing theme with his current Risperdal prescription. He broke a pencil in two and threw an eraser across the room because he was hungry. This was after lunch, where he failed to eat everything in his lunchbox because...

these past few days. i have been letting kenny stay with his granny (my mom)for a while since the doctor released him from the hospital, because the doctor put him on homebound for a while and the teacher cant get to my home due to the rough roads due to snow and ice(i have snow and ice even when...

difficult child is now on half of her regular depakote and still stepping down gradually. She's up from 3-6am, which is a radical difference from her 24-72 hour periods of nearly no sleep while husband was deployed. The house is barricaded again, she's violent but not uncontrollable. Her evaluation with a...

Hey everyone! My SO is on her way home with difficult child as I type. This was his second hospital stay in about a month. I am hoping for the best and of course fearing the worst. (but not letting that fear squash the hope :winking:) We had a meeting today with a "family navigator" that we got in...

I'm going to post what I saw without any background info. I haven't gotten the official "report". I got to school for specials. Wee difficult child was shut in his safe room. Both paras were standing outside, tallying on a paper how many times he cursed/spit/kicked etc. I went to the SpEd Room to...

but he doesn't want to rock the boat too much right now and would rather wait until the school year ends. He says the stimulant is obviously not the right medication to help with difficult child 2's focus and attention because we wouldn't be having the issues we are at just 5-10mg. He says that clearly...

the boys doing? Just looking for an update...

Well, easy child (now easy child/difficult child) has been seeing the same psychiatrist as difficult child once a month for awhile now. psychiatrist has been keeping track of her moods, etc. He has been leaning more and more towards the possibility that she too has bi-polar. Lately, I have been seeing more and more what looks like rapid mood...

Hello all! I am glad to find this group. I am new here and have been reading through the threads and I feel as if I am walking in to meet my biological family after having been in an adopted for my entire life. This journey of motherhood for me has not been without its excitement. Really its...

Hi! I kept coming across this forum every time I searched for advice regarding my difficult child so I figured it was time to jump in. My difficult child was diagnosed with Early Onset Bipolar Disorder less than two months before she turned 3 and it was not a diagnosis that was given easily. She has been unable to...

We went to the store to buy difficult child some candy as easy child has a field trip tommorrow (overnight) so I bought her some goodies. difficult child was upset, and rightfully so. We do not buy a lot of candy, so I told him that after dinner we would go buy his candy. Before dinner I sent difficult child out to ride his bike as he...

So our new pediatrician has set one up for K!!! Only took 2 years! So I am really nervous, only 4 hours of sleep. What if this triggers her? Yikes. They said it takes about 1 hour and they will restrain her if I OK it. UGH Question: were your kids medication free for this? K is only on Seroquel. I have a...

I learnt something very interesting today at my psychiatrist's. I've been on three different atypicals in the past few years and had to change medications and doseages to deal with side-effects several times. Well, I've been experiencing swallowing issues: as if my tongue and throat muscles were not able to...

because, I've heard several things. I suppose I could read the website, but I'd rather get it from people with experience. I heard, initially, it was great for both BiPolar (BP) mania and depression. Then, I heard (God knows where) it doesn't do much for mania, mostly depression. So, I'm wondering...

We had an appointment with a psychrisist today. Actually this is the first time he has seen this type of doctor. The numerous docs we've seen have been specialist in other fields or psychologists. Needless to say it was and experience. I now everyone recommends seeing a neuropsyc but I have not...

Hi everyone. I've been missing for awhile bit am so glad to be back!! But anyways I have a bit of a dilema. I know my signature isn't up to date right now so I'm gonna give a little info. I took difficult child to a neuropsychologist this fall. He wrote in his report that difficult child is "emerging bipolar". psychiatrist...

We took difficult child's Lamictal dose down to 150mgs from 200mg. psychiatrist thought maybe the Lamictal was activating him, but agreed that difficult child was cycling. About 2-3 days after the medication change, difficult child calmed and became more rational, for lack of a better term. He is no longer telling me I hate him, and is not...