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Seeking Dialogue with Other Mothers of Bipolar Children: Coping/misdiagnosed
... a week and she is FINALLY stable on meds (risperdal and guanfacine) We have her at a charter school who has been PHENOMENAL with her special needs. ...
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- I have a 10 year old daughter that is a diagnosed ADHD, but I have some suspition about her possibly being Bi-Polar. She has a terribe time in school and now has sever...
- Maybe she was diagnosed incorrectly- have someone else look at her because the medicine should be working. New thoughts and advice may be helpful to you both. My hus...
- Dear Dayna, Greetings!!! I so understand how you are feeling. Have you ever thought about researching homeopathic and natural remedies instead of medicating yo...
Just Wondering....
My son is 9 and was diagnosed when he was 4 with ADHD and then later with an Anxiety Disorder. Most recently he was tried on Risperdal for possible Bipolar. ...
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- I also have 3 boys. My oldest son has just been diagnosed with ADHD with impulsivity. I'm new to it all but I have wondered if he had other issues like depression. ...
- K. D Depression in kids is REAL. I have worked with a few people who might help. St John's Mercy Hospital has Edgewood. This is a great place to get help for depres...
- My son is 9 and was diagnosed when he was 4 with ADHD and then later with an Anxiety Disorder. Most recently he was tried on Risperdal for possible Bipolar. The meds...
I Need to Know What Other Parent Do
I know you may have already tried, but risperdal (an anti psychotic) seemed to have the best result for my brother. He has been on it for years now. ...
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- hi B., i'm B.. i'm a single parent ,a son 28,who's left the nest. a son 15 with high functioning autisum, a daughter 13, who has adhd, "mood disorder", depresasion and...
- I'd like to suggest the following two articles: http://www.emofree.com/Articles2/autism-improvement-lewis.htm and http://www.emofree.com/children/underdevelop...
- I'm a grandmother of a 11 year old that i'm raising and he also has ADHD-BI-POLAR we have been down the same road and it is very hard. We have had good with the bad, t...
Strattera with Negative Results
Risperdal Medication · 8 · Focalin and ADHD · 30. Report This. Comments: ( optional). Share. Email ... Risperdal Medication ...
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- Strattera was such a bad medication for my child he picked sores all over his body and we ended up at a dermatologist! Adderall (sp) does not work for him either. If...
- Hi T., First let me say how very sorry I am for both of you. Your son has obviously been through so much and that doesn't happen without it happening to mom, too. The...
- I have not read any other responses but my first thought would be to goto another doctor. I see that you are doing that next week so try that first. I am a nurse and...
Depression
Wellbutrin, Zoloft, Lamictal, Ambien, Risperdal (this one only during the 8th and 9th month). His pediatrician checked out my son right after he was born ...
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- I'm battling depression also but I'm not pregnant. I can tell you that the medication will take awhile before it actually starts to fully work in your system. so giv...
- It took me at least a month and a half To feel good again when I started taking wellbutrin. Hang in there! You sound so busy and I know it is hard, but try to take so...
- Hey I went through that a year ago when I was pregnant with my 3rd boy. It was a tough time for me and a tougher time for my husband, but he was understanding. I was...
Hyper Active Boy Cant Control!
I couldn't-and still can't- get my son in bed at a decent time, he prescribed risperdal- a really low dose- I gave my son at dinner time- so when I put him ...
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- One thing to check on is diet. Have you tested for Celiac (gluten allergy). I know he is not diagnosed with anything, but gluten, casein, wheat, sugar, etc. can have...
- You may have already thought of this--or maybe it isn't an issue in your house--but there have been studies done that show that processed foods and food coloring have ...
- Is your son allowed to make any decisions about his day? I've heard a lot of parents mention problems right around that age and some of them have seen much better beh...
Adhd
The doctor has given us Risperdal .25 mg and I tried it and it made him so tired so I stopped giving it to him. I am just not a fan/believer of giving him ...
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- You are right on track with Omega 3s - I prefer the brand Nordiac Naturals - Whole foods carries them and if a couple of weeks you should be able to see a difference. ...
- I totally can not believe they suspended your son. Does he have an IEP? If not you should get one for him. My daughter, who is 32, had/has ADHD. I tried many thing...
- There is a book IS THIS YOUR CHILD by Dr. Doris Rapp. It addresses food, and other allergies and how they can effect behavior. Check it out from the library, it is w...
Please I Need Help with Abilify
Seeking Risperdal Information from Experienced Parents · 12 · New Medication: Abilify?? 7 · Help!! 12 Yr Old Prescribed Ambilify ...
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- If you decide to take her off her meds, be sure to do it gradually. By quarters if you can. as in a quarter less this week or even two weeks, then a quarter less for a...
- Get her off the abilify!! My mother was on abilify and she gained 30 pounds in a very short time after almost sixty years of being rail thin!! Have you read the other ...
- I know this may be frustating, but please don't just take her off her medication. Medication must be tapered off, so that nothing will happen to her body system. If ...
Help - My 2 Year Old Is Out of Control....
... put my son on Risperdal when he was 3 to help him sleep through the night. His comment to me was "Aren't you a b*&%$ when you don't get enough sleep? ...
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- My 2 1/2 year old responds well to this; I tell him "you are hassling my ears", I put him in his room with the door open, and tell him to come out when he is finished...
- I've known moms with kids as young as 3 with rage issues and ADHD symptoms can start that early. They have gotten the best results with nutritional food supplement tha...
- Welcome to the terrible 2's. There are a million things to try-the best option for me was to ignore it and walk away-but, he's now 7 and still has them from time to ti...
6 Year Old Diagnosed with ADHD
The two do make it hard for him to sleep so he takes Risperdal at night only to help him sleep. Again medication was a last resort to me but it makes a ...
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- Hi! I am the parent of 2 children diagnosed with ADHD. The oldest is 14 and the youngest is 8. My first question would be HOW was your child diagnosed? By whom? Wh...
- J.: Please contact your doctor about what types of medication might be right for your child. Also, talk with a Behavior Therapist. Let them do an evaluation with hi...
- Our oldest daughter had ADHD. We first took her off of ALL foods and drinks with red food dye in them and there was a huge improvement. We did Ritalin for a year the...
