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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 [...]