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Bi-Polar Disorder
My oldest son is ADHD,OCD,and manic depression...one thing that have helped besides therapy is medication.When we first found out something was wrong with ...
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- I'm sorry for what you are going through. You don't mention if you son takes medication or if he is receiving any kind of counseling. Those interventions could help....
- Wow where to begin I honestly am flabbergasted I never knew kids younger than 17 could be diagnosed with bi-polar?
- Hi Jen I have a son who has PDD which is autism spectrum disorder. I personally don't have experience with bipolar issues with my son but I do have friends who's kid ...
7 Year Old Crying, Emotional, Saying He's a Bad Kid
It's possible that he has depression, ADD, or something else could be going on that he ... to see if he may be bi-polar(manic-depressive is another name!). ...
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- Hi L.-- I'm an advocate of alternative medicine and have some ideas from that perspective. It's apparent that his poor system is out of balance, and it sounds like...
- See if your school has a counselor or a psychologist. They are really "tuned" into kids and may be able to figure out in a session or 2 what's going on with your son....
- Hi L., your son sounds like he might be having some challenges with sensory processing. Things might just get overwhelming for him - physically - and then the emotio...
"Help" My Girl Is Really Fussy for No Reason That I Can See.
I let hm have birthday cake the other day and the evening was like I was living with a manic depressive child. screaming one minute, delighted the next, ...
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- Consider food intolerance. My son is Dairy, soy and corn intolerant. It changed his behavior drastically when he was dairy free for one month. this was about 18 mon...
- Teething can start very early without a lot of signs. If she is slobbering has swollen gums that is an indicator. Both of my kids got fussy during teething issues. ...
- T.- Sounds like Addison is teething. They get their 2 year molars, and you saying that she is fussy and spits everything out just makes me think that. Just make sur...
Seeking Moms with Anxiety or Panic Maybe Depression
Read all 9 responses: "ongoing panic/anxiety and depression I am ... Which I was very disappointed about, I thought the "manic" part was supposed to be fun! ...
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- HI MY NAME IS J. I SUFFER FROM THE SAME STRESS DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY WHEN IT GETS TO BE TO MUCH FOR ME I WILL JUST SIT DOWNAND LOOK AT OLD PICS AND REMEMBER ALL THE G...
- Hi C., I to have anxiety/depression. I am taking cymbalta, and xanax for when needed .when i feel like i am so stressed out it could be my 2 little girls just arguing ...
- Hi C., I think we've all been there. Having small children is very, very stressful. As my children have gotten older, my stress level has gone way down. So I wa...
9 Year Old with No or Very Few Friends
She is also a manic depressive so keeping up her self esteem is important, and it helps her to make new friends, outside of school as well as at school. ...
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- I was always told growing up it isn't the quantity of friends it is the quality. Church youth Groups or sunday school classes are a great place for kids to meet othe...
- K., I feel for your son. My daughter was an outcast and has never gotten over it. Kids are so mean sometimes. Invite another outcast to the party. It will mak...
- I have a 19 year old with ADD and a 16 year old with ADHD. The 16 year old was diagnosed with ADHD in kindergarten. We took the child to a neurologist and had extens...
Thyroid
... time and jittery twitchy irritableand talking extremely fast with my hyper thyroid episodes It can make a person almost feel manicdepressive However once ...
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- I have hypothyriodism, and hashimoto's. Before I got pregnant, my levels were all over the place and I was having to change doses all the time. Once I got pregnant, my...
- My thyroid levels always changed during pregnancies. Just make sure you take your meds at the same time everyday, and keep your appointments to get it checked. You w...
- What did the doctor say? How elevated is the TSH? If the dr. just increased your dose, that will probably take care of it. I have Hashimoto's too -- Hashimoto's is ...
Seeking Alternate Bi-polar Medication and Advice...
Needless to say, it didn't help with depression. I continued to gain weight for .... manic depression · symptoms bipolar · hospital medicine · manic panic ...
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- Hi A., I am sorry to hear about the struggles you and your son are having. I'm not exactly sure what answers you are looking for, but my 6 year old son has been on D...
- Go seek another opinion from someone who specializes in pediatric bipolar issues. Trust your instincts and always keep the doctors on their toes! Keep in mind, these...
- I'm bipolar/ADD and I did ALOT of research. One of the best books that I found was Delivered from Distraction by Drs. Ratey and Hallowell. There is a medication call...
Side Effects from NuvaRing?
No periods, hot and cold flashes, dry as a desert (6L of water/day and astroglide didn't even help much) mood swings like a manic depressive....i could go ...
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- If you are prone to migraines, any birth control with hormones may trigger them. I get migraines and use non-hormonal birth control (Paragard IUD). It's either that or...
- Hello K., my name is L. and I'm a nurse practitioner with a subspecialty in Endocrinology. I also have Migraines diagnosed when I was 9 years old, at the time I start...
- I too used the Nuvaring for almost 2 years and loved it. But about 3-4 months ago I started having very bad headaches (I wouldn't call them migraines, but painful non...
Our 6 1/2 Year Old Daughter Is Having Some Major Issues...
I'm no professional when it comes to these disorders, but I do have several family members with manic emotional disorders (manic depression, ...
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- Vioces is a symptom schizophrenia, as well as several other things. She isn't acting bipolar and it really isn't genetic. I would definitely seek some form of professi...
- I really think you should seek professional help for her to figure out whats going on. Maybe you could talk to a couselor at her school to find out where to get some ...
- I have to agree with the group, time to get her in for evaluation. There is nothing wrong with a child needing this kind of help, sometimes we are just wired different...
Seeking Advise on Child's First Word and Binky
... grown with some type of disorder like bi-poplar or manic depression b/c the child developes faster than others so he has no other children to relate to. ...
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- My son just turned 18 months and he isn't saying words yet. I think that if they communicate in other ways, they are fine, they will talk when they are ready. With t...
- My daughter had her binky in her mouth 24/7, then she had a cough and cold. She was so congested that she could not use her binky, so three days into her not using it...
- My 20 month old son is not yet speaking either. Well, he knows 3 words (kitty, momma, dada-just never on command-more out of the blue) By 18 months, they should know 2...
