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im not sure what her deal is
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 364622" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Are you 200% SURE that all she has on the computer is stuff you know about? It is extremely easy to get all kinds of stuff to put onto a computer. Even if she cannot go online she can get things from school, friends' houses, stores, even the library if she is sneaky enough. </p><p></p><p>Is she spending all day watching the screen, huddled in her room? Even if that is all she wants to do, it probably is not the best way to spend extended amounts of time. It is really easy to get your entire system out of whack by doing that. You may have to start insisting she do things in other areas of the house, or at least that she has no "screen time" available. If nothing else it lets her isolate herself and various social skills become out of practice. Tv, computer, other things with electronic screens can be addicting and this can really limit a person's life. If you allow her to spend all her time in her room watching screens then you will have a really unpleasant couple of weeks or a month when school starts. It isn't fun to drag them out away from screens and/or isolation, but it can make life easier in the long run for both of you.</p><p></p><p>What does her psychiatrist and her therapist say about this? What do your instincts tell you is going on? Is there any chance she could have gotten into drugs of any kind? Many times kids are introduced to drugs before their teen years. While it may not be a huge problem in your area, there is research that shows that many kids as early as 4th or 5th grade are offered drugs or have easy access to them. I know it is a problem in my community that is rapidly growing in that age group. (For some reason here it is the "good" elem school having the most noticeable problems. My son is in the "poor" elem school and we have almost no problem with the kids and drugs. Let's hear it for being in the "poor" school, lol!).</p><p></p><p>I didn't think trileptal was a first line mood stabilizer. I would want one added long before I let the doctor add welbutrin. Welbutrin is an antidepressant and they often cause cycling in people with bipolar. Some bipolar people need two mood stabilizers to keep their moods regulated. what other mood stabilizers has she tried? Many people seem to have great luck with lamictal. It is also used for patients with unipolar depression who have been depressed for a long time (my psychiatrist said it was intractable depression, but I don't know if it was just her word or one often used by psychiatrists.). Maybe that, or one of the other mood stabilizers would be helpful before an antidepressant is added.</p><p></p><p>Have you read "The Bipolar Child" by Papalous? It has an excellent section on medication protocols and info on specific medications and how they tend to work for children with bipolar. If you haven't read it recently it might help to look at it again. I usually have to reread the books every few months cause I forget stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 364622, member: 1233"] Are you 200% SURE that all she has on the computer is stuff you know about? It is extremely easy to get all kinds of stuff to put onto a computer. Even if she cannot go online she can get things from school, friends' houses, stores, even the library if she is sneaky enough. Is she spending all day watching the screen, huddled in her room? Even if that is all she wants to do, it probably is not the best way to spend extended amounts of time. It is really easy to get your entire system out of whack by doing that. You may have to start insisting she do things in other areas of the house, or at least that she has no "screen time" available. If nothing else it lets her isolate herself and various social skills become out of practice. Tv, computer, other things with electronic screens can be addicting and this can really limit a person's life. If you allow her to spend all her time in her room watching screens then you will have a really unpleasant couple of weeks or a month when school starts. It isn't fun to drag them out away from screens and/or isolation, but it can make life easier in the long run for both of you. What does her psychiatrist and her therapist say about this? What do your instincts tell you is going on? Is there any chance she could have gotten into drugs of any kind? Many times kids are introduced to drugs before their teen years. While it may not be a huge problem in your area, there is research that shows that many kids as early as 4th or 5th grade are offered drugs or have easy access to them. I know it is a problem in my community that is rapidly growing in that age group. (For some reason here it is the "good" elem school having the most noticeable problems. My son is in the "poor" elem school and we have almost no problem with the kids and drugs. Let's hear it for being in the "poor" school, lol!). I didn't think trileptal was a first line mood stabilizer. I would want one added long before I let the doctor add welbutrin. Welbutrin is an antidepressant and they often cause cycling in people with bipolar. Some bipolar people need two mood stabilizers to keep their moods regulated. what other mood stabilizers has she tried? Many people seem to have great luck with lamictal. It is also used for patients with unipolar depression who have been depressed for a long time (my psychiatrist said it was intractable depression, but I don't know if it was just her word or one often used by psychiatrists.). Maybe that, or one of the other mood stabilizers would be helpful before an antidepressant is added. Have you read "The Bipolar Child" by Papalous? It has an excellent section on medication protocols and info on specific medications and how they tend to work for children with bipolar. If you haven't read it recently it might help to look at it again. I usually have to reread the books every few months cause I forget stuff. [/QUOTE]
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