Posted by Caleb462 on May 29, 2003, at 1:41:27
In reply to Bipolar in a 6 yr old? We need help!, posted by Mama Bear on May 28, 2003, at 22:12:44
> My daughter is a child that is very explosive with periods of euphoria and what seems like "depression" all in the matter of a 5 minute span. She can cry and does cry over almost everything. She has rages and is very impulsive. She lies about everything and blames everyone for her mistakes or misdeeds. She is very sensitive and is a very loving child. We feel like she is spinning out of control. We have been doing alot of research and child bipolar really makes alot of sense for us. She was on Respirdal for Oppositional defiant disorder and that did not work for us. In fact the respirdal gave her Tardive Dyskinesia. It is not a a severe as it was but it is still there. We are aprehensive to say the least about putting her on medication. However going med free does not seem to be the option for us. She is having a really hard time coping with lifes daily ups and downs and it is interfering with her daily life in a huge way. I have done some research on meds for bipolar and one seems to be researched on the use in children. It is Trileptal. Has anyone or is anyone tried( or trying) it? If you have what has it done for you? Has it helped? Is there alot of side effects with this medication. I have done reasearch on lithium as well and this one is not as user friendly as I like to call some of these medications. We have tried extensive behavior modification therapy and it was successful to a point and now it is not working. We are better at parenting her now but Andrea has not responded to this technique. I think if we find the right diagnosis and the right medication(S) to help her then she will have an easier time of it and fit in better. She was tested and she tested in the top 90% percentile for intelligence. She is an extremely bright girl and I really don't want to have to "dull" this intellegence with the wrong medication. Any suggestions or personal statements would be appreciated. We have an appoinment with a good psychiatrist on Friday. Please can you help. Mama Bear
Unfortunately, I have no experience with mood stabilizers so I can't really help you. There are a number of bi-polars on this board, however, and some of them take trileptal... so they should be able to help. It's 2 AM in the morning now, so I suppose none of em are up. Just wait though!In most cases, I'm opposed to starting kids on medication, as many doctors/parents jump to that conclusion without trying other things first. Your case seems different though, and from the sound of things, your daughter and family probably would benefit from some effective medication. I'm not suprised that your daughter is intelligent. I myself was a very intelligent child, and I was also abnormally tempermental, irritable, shy, and just... well, a little offbeat I suppose - still am. These things seem to go hand in hand for some reason.
Well, I know I haven't been of any help, but I just wanted to offer my support. Keep hope, god bless and good luck!
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