Tag Archives: Disorders

Lamicatal Rash

Our Experience: Lamictal is a medication that is supposed to bring bipolar kids out of depressive states without throwing them into manic states.  Because of this ability to stabilize moods so well, it is often used in the treatment of … Continue reading

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Meditation for Bipolar Disorder Pediatric Patients

Meditation is the ability to let go of the thoughts and stresses of everyday life and live in the now.   Children with bipolar disorder and other mental illness can greatly benefit from meditation.  While meditation can be difficult at first … Continue reading

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10 Things That You Will Never Know If Your Child Does Not Have Bipolar Disorder

Image via Wikipedia You will never know the pain I feel each time our bipolar child tries to hold it together but just cannot! You will never know what it is like to walk into a room and know that … Continue reading

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Bipolar: How to Determine if a Child has Bipolar Disorder

Image via Wikipedia The diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children is rapidly increasing.  For years many doctors felt that children could not have bipolar disorder.  As this school of thought is changing, more doctors are diagnosing and treating bipolar disorder … Continue reading

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Bipolar Medications and Weight Gain: Our Experience

Image by Brett L. via Flickr Bipolar Medications and Weight Gain:  Our Experience Weight gain with the medications used to treat bipolar disorder, is very common.  It is one of the many reasons patients stop taking their medications.  My daughter … Continue reading

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Bipolar Medications: Weight Gain

Image via Wikipedia Weight Gain and Bipolar Medication: Many of the medications administered to children with bipolar disorder cause extreme, rapid weight gain.   For many parents a choice has to be made as far as removing these children from the … Continue reading

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Bipolar Disorder: Child’s Future?

Image by ventolinmono via Flickr I think that bipolar is the most misunderstood disorder out there.  While shows like ER have tried to raise awareness of bipolar, they fall short in showing that people can live healthy lives with bipolar.  … Continue reading

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Bipolar Effects On Family

Image via Wikipedia Each day I struggle with being the parent of a bipolar child.   It is often like walking on eggshells and trying not to break any.  You never know what will set them off and you never know … Continue reading

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