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Abilify, Stimulants, Antidepressants and Suicide

Monday, November 21, 2011

[photo credit: www.thebipolarmarriage.com]
A few years back I wrote about how my son (who was 12 at the time) took Abilify as a stand alone medication for a few months and had suicidal thoughts while he was taking it. This was unusual for him as he is not a suicidal kid in general and when we [...]

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Corticosteroids: The Crazy Maker

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

We’ve had an interesting week over here. Amidst my time packing, organizing and otherwise preparing to move, one of the things that happened while Rye was out and about this week was that he was with friends and was in the woods looking for adventure and managed to get poison ivy on his leg. He [...]

Also filed in Meds | Tagged delusions, hydrocortisone, Mania, methylprednisonole, poison ivy, prednisone, steroids, steroids and bipolar, steroids for allergic reactions, treating allergic reactions | Comments (2)

Our Personal Beast

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Rye is amped, amped now that summer is in full swing.
Yesterday he had the far away eyes and crazy talk that we have not seen in a while.
It is a challenge.
Thank God for this beast. He is short and spectacular.
He keeps me sane, grounded, and smiling.
I love him so.

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Dr. Stuart Kaplan: Childhood Bipolar Disorder vs. ADHD

Monday, June 27, 2011

photo source: Dr. Walter Freeman performing a lobotomy, once hailed by The New York Times as the modern miracle treatment for mental illness
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As for Dr. Stuart Kaplan and his Newsweek article, here are my thoughts.
Thank you Newsweek Magazine for your cutting edge journalism and breaking scientific studies but Dr. Kaplan is about 20-30 years late [...]

Also filed in ADHD, General Bipolar, psychiatry | Tagged ADHD, bipolar child, bipolar medication, bipolar teen, child psychiatry, dr stuart kaplan, emotional regulation, Mania, manic depression, mental health, ODD, pediatric bipolar, teen bipolar, You Child Does Not Have Bipolar Disorder | Comments (7)

Happy Late Easter

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

We have been at the beach and it has been really nice! Rye had a friend come for the Easter weekend and minus a few bumps in the road here or there with Rye’s impatience and irritabiliy, they got along well. We had fun swimming in the ocean and playing board games, etc. As it [...]

Also filed in General Bipolar | Tagged acupuncture, easter, Mania, seroquel | Comments (5)

Charlie Sheen, You Manic Asshole

Saturday, March 5, 2011

You want to see what full-blown mania looks like? This is is.
You want your teen to see why taking their medication is important? This is it.
You want your teen to see what they look like when they are in full-blown mania? Especially as adults? This is it.
Who on God’s earth would want to deal with [...]

Also filed in General Bipolar | Tagged addiction, bi-loser, bi-winning, bipolar, bipolar medication, charlie sheen, damage creating during mania, delusions, drug use, grandiosity, Mania, manic asshole, manic depression, manic lifestyle, mental health, perfect example of mania, self medicating, teen bipolar, unmedicated mania | Comments (7)

Adrenaline and Mania

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

One lesson we learned the hard way last year is that for Rye there is a direct correlation between repeated exposure to or engagement in adrenaline producing activities and the rise of mania. And for us, this is definitely something that needs to be watched because this kid seeks out adrenaline producing activities and absolutely [...]

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The Psychiatric Hospital: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Monday, June 14, 2010

Well, it’s been 2 weeks and we are now home from Rye’s inpatient hospitalization. What a ride this has all been. In fact, we got home yesterday and my head is still spinning and I’m not even sure I can write a decent post. But here goes…
What was good about the hospital?

It seems to have [...]

Also filed in General Bipolar, Meds, psychiatry | Tagged behavior plans, benadryl, chidren's inpatient psychiatric hospital, child bipolar, child mental health, depakote, Mania, mood stabilizers, overdose, overdose in hospital, padded rooms, pediatric bipolar, psychiatric hospital, psychosis, seroquel, teen bipolar, teen mental health | Comments (11)

It’s Friday!

Friday, May 21, 2010

Well, we had a good day here today. Rye is still hyper as can be but he was perky for the most part today.
Thank God.
Given our mediocre success with book work the past few days, I figured it best for everyone’s sanity to keep busy in lieu of book work so we headed an hour [...]

Also filed in Meds, homeschool | Tagged civil rights, depakote level, homeschool, Mania, museum, southern history, sushi | Comments (1)

Homeschooling Manic Bipolar

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

The first half of our day went like this:

After which, I felt like this:
And wanted to do this:

But somehow we made it.
And we are both still here and alive.
Well, he’s now asleep.
I’m awake and still alive.
And now I’m going to work in the garden. Hello peace and solitude.
Amen.

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Mania vs Hypomania

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

For us, here’s the difference:
Hypomania : Silliness, laughing, hyper, fast talking, slight pressure, funny voices, funny faces, exceedingly happy, hyper, overactive but fun to be around, creative, productive, loving, irritability but it passes
Mania: hitting, spitting, yelling, destroys property, lifts furniture, pressure, pressure, pressure, swearing, threatening, extreme irritability, broken or little sleep, bad choices, seems to [...]

Also filed in General Bipolar, Meds | Tagged Abilify, bipolar, depakote, hypomania, Mania | Comments (2)

Raising Bipolar

Category Archives: Mania

Abilify, Stimulants, Antidepressants and Suicide

Corticosteroids: The Crazy Maker

Our Personal Beast

Dr. Stuart Kaplan: Childhood Bipolar Disorder vs. ADHD

Happy Late Easter

Charlie Sheen, You Manic Asshole

Adrenaline and Mania

The Psychiatric Hospital: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

It’s Friday!

Homeschooling Manic Bipolar

Mania vs Hypomania

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