Thank you so much for visiting Bipolar Kid Connection. This site is a dream we have had for the past few years. Our daughter was diagnosed with Bipolar I about a year ago. That is not to say that we did not know what was going on before that point. Bipolar runs in the family and she has so classic signs of a child with Bipolar.
It was a very difficult decision to place her on medication. It was one that we did not agree with at first. That is why we waiting until she was 7. I feel like in waiting I have made her life so much more difficult than it needs to be. For yours she would rage for 6-8 hours at a time. Homework has always been a struggle, she can be physically violent.
I will never forget the day that she asked me to help her. She was 7 years old and she had just exploded. She told her 4 year old sister that she was going to kill her in her sleep, she threw my infant across the room in a high chair and she had tried to jump out of her second story window. After she started to calm down she burst into tears and told me how she just wanted to die. She went on telling me how terrible of a person she is and that she does not mean to do all of these things. She was truly sorry. My heart broke as she went on and said, “Mommy… I need help… PLEASE help me.” I made an appointment that day and life has been some better ever since.
At this point we are in a pre-pubescence state. The Dr. has explained that this is the hardest time to regulate medications. While it has been a struggle she is more stable and most of all happier than she has been in years.
I know that medications are controversial but in my eyes this is the only chance she has to live a normal like. She is able to focus better in school, she tries to hurt herself and others a lot less frequently and she is starting to enjoy things she missed out on all of these years like sitting and coloring. This is not to say that life is perfect right now. Just that it is a life that is more worth living.
In the next month we will be changing this site to fit what we think families need. I would like to have it be a place that parents and children can go for answers and support. Please stop by and see the changes as they happen.
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