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 [...]
AKA Parent’s Refusal To Believe
Here’s the other side of the coin. As karma would have it (and because I used to run with a much wilder crowd), I have a couple of friends that I have known for many years who have sons that are grown now. I have known these boys since they were [...]
Some thoughts on psychiatric medications and children:
I’ve been reading a lot of articles lately of recent accounts of children dying from taking pharmaceutical psychiatric drugs. In one case the child’s body system shut down due to overdose, in another the child had a heart attack, and in another the child hung himself.
And all I can [...]
According to this article from Science Daily, mice can be made manic by removing a certain gene. And, they can benefit from treatment with Lithium, just as manic humans can.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080312081256.htm
I wonder if they used the generic or the brand name? Lithium Carbonate or Lithium Orotate?
Interesting. I feel sorry for the mice involved in these [...]
Well, yesterday was the psychiatrist appointment.
It turned out to be a bit of a bust. I took Rye out of school early and we came home for lunch to transition. Then as we were trying to get out the door to drive up there he completely fell apart and did not want to go. He [...]
Well darn, I was trying not to post on this because I know the blogosphere has been all buzzed up with this article the past week but it’s hard to let it go, you know?
In case you have not seen it already, the article in question is from the New York Times on December 11, [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
I am reminded time and time again of how important it is for Rye to get copious amounts of solid sleep in order to function well and this week has been no exception. I guess with the holidays and all of the excitement – being off schedule, off routine, lots of time with friends, spending [...]
Here it is:
http://www.bpkids.org/site/PageServer/PageServer?pagename=fd_pr_jan08
CABF, I think you do some good work but I’m concerned about your response.
You state:
Jacob’s family and doctors stand by his diagnosis of bipolar disorder 14 years after the initial diagnosis and his parents feel he is doing well. While Jacob experiences an unfortunate side of effect of his medication, he is alive, living [...]
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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