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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I'm here because my 8yr old daughter has bp...I wanted to know if anyone was dx at a young age and what it was like...I love her so much and hate that I don't know how to help her feel better. I try not to get frustated with her but when she is manic she sure can hit the right nerve..all I tell myself is she can't help being this way but it's hard to stay calm when she is flipping chairs and tables over and screaming all over the house or store or breaking anything she can touch...I'm just so frustrated and wish I could take her place..I want her to have a happy life.
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Also, very important: my INSANE PMSs stopped when I went on a low-carb diet. And my mood improved significantly. Make sure she's not eating simple sugars, nor white flour bread and pasta, nor rice cakes etc. Common culprits are also pop, candy, chips, oh, about half of what we eat. Educate yourself on the glycemic index, and steer her diet to low-glycemic foods. This is good for her anyway, but there is some research that it helps the mood too. Also, try less processed food, as some additives, food colorings etc, affect kids. And again, it can only be good for her. And absolutely have her thyroid (TSH, T4 and T3) checked. That's cheap and easy.
Also, as she gets older, there will be friends for her, no matter how goofy she may be. Kids that small are rather conformist, they shy away from the strange, but older kids seek it. I mean, think of teenagers.
Try to brainstorm a way to involve her physically, to take away some of that energy.
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