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Oh, The Adderall

Thursday, November 12, 2009

How quickly we forget.
As I have been posting and reading over the past few days it has occurred to me, I think we have all missed a key piece in our journey here.
Rye was taking Adderall XR for a brief time before he had the real strange behaviors appear – including seizure-like activity, extreme hyperactivity [...]

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The Trap

Monday, October 19, 2009

So, I am up in the middle of the night worrying about what comes next. We have a situation in our lives that we are having to work through and by God, it just wears me out. It’s a trap. Here’s how it goes.
A good portion of Rye’s stability depends on [...]

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Up, Up and Away

Friday, October 16, 2009

This is the side that causes the real problems. Up gone too far to the point of painful. Mania.
There is a debate as to whether mania is extreme highs gone awry or whether it is depression manifesting itself in severe behavior. Whatever it is, this is what caused us to know we [...]

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The Up Side

Thursday, October 15, 2009

On the flip to the serious/contemplative side there is the  perky side of Rye.   The silly side.  The over-the-top, make everyone in the room nearly wet their pants with laughter, side.   When this kid is up he can make stuff up out of nowhere and it’s usually really darn hilarious.  It looks like this…

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The Visual

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

I know when I am reading a story I like to have a visual of the people involved so I thought you might like the same.  Because I won’t be posting personal pictures on this site, I thought long and hard about the best depiction of Ryan.   The best image I can think of to [...]

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And So It Begins…

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Hi.
My name is Meg and I am raising a child with Early Onset Bipolar Disorder.    In our family we have good days, great days, bad days, scary days, days that are very fun, days that we laugh, days that we laugh and laugh and laugh and yet can’t seem to stop laughing and days that [...]

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