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Psychiatric Medicines We’ve Tried

Thursday, December 10, 2009

So, as of now, Rye is not on any meds.  This is not to say, however, that we have never tried meds.  We have tried many and have not had good results so far.  In fact, for us they seem to have caused more problems that we had originally sought treatment for and this in [...]

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The Bipolar Child: Mostly In America?

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Many people say yes.
And it’s an interesting thought to me.
From what I have read, it is not to say that other countries do not have bipolar children.  Obviously, they do.  And, it is not to say that the symptoms listed as DSM-IV criteria for Pediatric Bipolar Disorder do not occur in children around the world.  [...]

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The Child Beneath The Medicine

Saturday, November 21, 2009

So, as you know we have now taken Rye off of all medicine and so far, so good.  He’s doing well.
And, because of our situation, I’ve been reading a lot of books and blogs on child bipolar lately and one thing that really strikes me is…
When children are diagnosed as bipolar at a very young [...]

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Med Withdrawal

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Well, as of yesterday Rye was still having withdrawal symptoms from the Abilify.
Man, these meds are rough.  He seems better today but he’s staying home from school just to make sure.
In light of Rye’s situation, I spent a good deal of time last night researching psychotropic drug withdrawal. And it’s incredible.  Really incredible.  And it’s [...]

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Au Naturale

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

I posted in the Furious Seasons comments yesterday as well but after much consideration and research, Don and I decided last week to take Rye off the Abilify.  So, he is now officially off all medication.
And you know what?
He’s doing great.
It’s been about a week since Rye quit taking the Abilify.  He did have some [...]

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The Role of Hormones

Monday, November 9, 2009

So, I have been really scouring the internet lately looking around at various health sites and it occurred to me…I wonder if Rye’s behavior that landed us in the psychiatrist’s office could be the result of hormone imbalances.
I know when researching I found that hypothyroidism can cause psychosis that is often mistaken as having a [...]

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