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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Anybp moms w/bp teens?

TKVanGogh
TKVanGogh
My son has been out of school for 11 days!!!
Headahces! His doc wanted to wait until he saw his pdoc, in case it was to do with his meds. So, we saw his pdoc and he said they could be due to depression and rx'd an antidepressant for my 12 year old...I'm a little nervous about that, anyone experience with this?
deleted_user
deleted_user
My 9 yr old is BP/OCD/ADD he takes several meds including an anti depressant.Prozac seems to work best for him.He also takes resperidal and lamectal.It goes about the same as with us they have to find the right med at the right dose etc,etc.It is so hard for us moms to watch them go thru this.I kow how you feel and the frustration at being helpless ....Geesh.Hang in there :)
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deleted_user
My daughter takes prozac and it works great, she has anxiety from sensory problems.
deleted_user
deleted_user
My daughter took antidepressants before diagnosis. Prozac, lexapro, zoloft...She got worse and I had to put her in a hospital because she said she was going to kill herself the next time she was by herself.
She got better after she got off those meds and switched to lithium.
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