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<blockquote data-quote="totoro" data-source="post: 325812" data-attributes="member: 3155"><p>I agree with what the others have said. </p><p>Hallucinations are something that need to be monitored very closely and not just assumed they are part of the disorder or caused by the medication. </p><p>Some kids have had them for years and just hid them very well, others are truly triggered by medications, which would not be a part of the BiPolar (BP). </p><p></p><p>My daughter had Hallucinations prior to medications and some medications have made them worse. When she is off of all medications they are still their, when she is on medications they are still there but sometimes not as frequent. </p><p>It isn't the end of the world all of the time and it doesn't always medication Schizophrenia, or Schizo-affective Disorder. </p><p>A lot of BiPolar (BP) kids do hallucinate, regardless or what Doctors will tell you. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Journal, keep track, we casually ask K each day how her voices/visions are each day. We tell her that it is not bad to talk to us and her doctor about it and that their is nothing wrong with what is going on in her head, (Only because this helps her talk about it) we tell her we need to know these things because sometimes medications can make it worse or cause it or help it... so we need to help the doctor and her and us understand all of this. SO then we can go from there and medicate properly, it is amazing how much our kids understand, she is only 8 and she fully gets it. She has understood it for years, she started talking about her "fairies" at 5 yo. </p><p></p><p>Once you know what kind of hallucinations they are then you can work from there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="totoro, post: 325812, member: 3155"] I agree with what the others have said. Hallucinations are something that need to be monitored very closely and not just assumed they are part of the disorder or caused by the medication. Some kids have had them for years and just hid them very well, others are truly triggered by medications, which would not be a part of the BiPolar (BP). My daughter had Hallucinations prior to medications and some medications have made them worse. When she is off of all medications they are still their, when she is on medications they are still there but sometimes not as frequent. It isn't the end of the world all of the time and it doesn't always medication Schizophrenia, or Schizo-affective Disorder. A lot of BiPolar (BP) kids do hallucinate, regardless or what Doctors will tell you. ;) Journal, keep track, we casually ask K each day how her voices/visions are each day. We tell her that it is not bad to talk to us and her doctor about it and that their is nothing wrong with what is going on in her head, (Only because this helps her talk about it) we tell her we need to know these things because sometimes medications can make it worse or cause it or help it... so we need to help the doctor and her and us understand all of this. SO then we can go from there and medicate properly, it is amazing how much our kids understand, she is only 8 and she fully gets it. She has understood it for years, she started talking about her "fairies" at 5 yo. Once you know what kind of hallucinations they are then you can work from there. [/QUOTE]
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