Bipolar Disorder Support Group

Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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gettingitstraight
gettingitstraight
my daughter is not diagnosed with bipolar due to her age she is 12 houwever she is being treated as having bipolar tendencies they wont officially diagnos her until she is older, i have dont alot of research and i understand, what i am looking for as a parent is are they any tricks or easy things to do (not that any of it is easy) on how to deal with her episodes when she is upset and angry and ways to help try and calm her down,
dancingd
dancingd
With out a proper diagnosis , it's hard .

And as young as she is , many Dr's , psychiatrists , are hesitant to give certain meds to young people .

Although Benadryl is used in psychiatric Hospitals to calm patients down.

On DS, there is a Group, specifically for Family And Friends Of Bipolar .

You may have more luck finding help over there

HUGS !
and good luck
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
HI getting.. Is you daughter seeing a psychiatrist now??
Prepubescent is a hard age for kids along with the raging hormones..

There are several things that could be going on so it is important to be working with a professional..

There is a Family and Friends of bipolar group here so I'll put up a link for you

http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Family-and-Friends-of-Bipolar/support-group
gettingitstraight
gettingitstraight
thanks sun yes she is seeing a psychiatrist he agrees there are tendencies but wont officially diagnose her he added in mood disordwer NOS for now as a dx along with aspergers i will go to that group and as i actually forgot about that group
deleted_user
deleted_user
My daughter is Aspergers too. Best of luck to your family. My son is showing symptoms of BP and he's 12. *hugs*
scooternut
scooternut
the book, The Bipolar Child: the definitive and reassuring guide to Childhood's most misunderstood disorder , by Demetri Papolos.

Is a wonderful book. I used it for our autistic/bipolar child when he was about 10-17 years old. He is now 22 and I still refer to it.

Cheers
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