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August 1, 2006, 5:58 pm PDT
 Quote From: dobietoes hi, i am new to this. i have a 9yr old son who started having problems in pre school he would fight the teachers and scream when i left him and we thought it just was because i hadn't worked and was with him all the time but we moved to another state and he started kindergarden and the teacher said maybe he has a learning problem well that was at the end of the school yr . the next yr 1st grade he was getting help for his learning problem but started to get really angery when he couldn't get things and started to shut down and having very bad rages. well we still weren't sure what was going on he just kept getting mad all the time and mean to his sister and brother who were older than he was but scared of him well last year we took him to his dr and they said he was adhd well they put him on concerta which for a while helped him with his focus but he was getting more moody and violent as the months went by and i was at my breaking point i could not find a dr that could help me and i called so many and one day a lady called me back and we talked awhile i told her of how he was acting and that i had family members with bi polor disorder and could that be his problem and yeah someone can help and he has been on abifly first 5mg then 10 and now 20mg and also taking something to help him sleep it would take me a good 4hrs or so to get him to go to sleep and then he couldn't sleep long. but now seems better but he still seems to have bad out burst of violent mood swings. he goes back to the dr this week she want to put him on some other kind of meds to go along with what he is taking so we will see. but if anyone could give me some hope that it will get better that would be great! i have lived with a little brother that had it and still lives at home at 33 but it seems different when it is your own child. any advice?? please thank you I too, have a son who is 10 years old. He started having trouble listening in pre-school. He was misdiagnosed with ADD at first. My mother, aunt, grandmother and sister have BPD. We basically had an idea that he was Bipolar. Three different psychiatrists agreed with the diagnosis. He too was put on Concerta, which only increased his rages. He also had severe trouble sleeping, staying up sometimes until 1am. He has trouble sleeping alone, which has taken a toll on our marriage.
We had a discussion with his Psychiatrist and therapist and recently decided to take him off the ADHD medicine. He has shown an extreme improvement. He is now on Seroquel,600mg, an anti-psychotic medicine, to help with the anxiety & suicidal thoughts, Lithium, a mood stabilizer, 625mg, and Depakote, a combination mood stabilizer 1000mg. He has been doing great. His sleep up until a week ago was a problem. His psychiatrist put him on Clonidine 10mg for sleep. It is magical. He takes it an hour before he goes to bed and sleeps all night. He is not even groggy in the morning. I wish you lots of luck in your battle. It is not always easy, but it is definitely getting better on a daily basis. I have also learned to choose my battles. We set lots of limits, work really hard on self control, and stick together as parents. You also have to find time for yourself, which has been the hardest part of the battle. If you are stressed out and not well, it makes it all so much tougher to deal with. God bless you and if you ever need to talk, please e-mail me at csoares73@yahoo.com. I don't care if my e-mail address is seen by others. If we can help each other through a tough time, that it makes life so much more pleasant for all of us!!! |
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