Family & Friends of Bipolar Support Group
This community is dedicated to parents, siblings, grandparents, other relatives and friends of someone who is Bipolar. The purpose of this community is to help families and friends develop greater patience and understanding, as well as maintain a positive, caring relationships with those diagnosed as Bipolar.
Ok here is the thing my son is ten and has adhd and bipolar. He is taking lithium rt now. He was on vyvanse lamictril and paxil. What I am ask is what are the long term effects of these meds on the brains of such young children. I love my son dearly and want him to have a "normal life". If there is anyone out there dignosed young. Can you please tell me how feel the meds affacted you for better or worse. I guess I am trying to look into a crystal ball. I just want him to have a goood happy life and i want to make sure I am doing right by him. Or any one with children in that same boat that going through this or grown. Olease let me hear from you.
acuriousfish
No one knows what the effect of the medication will be on the developing brain which is one reason why a number of doctors are very wary about prescribing these sorts of things to children. Alot even doubt bipolar exists in children.
sigmund2
Many docs use b3 thErapy on kids. Also there is a form of otc lithium, lithium orotate,. These are safer. Ask hus doc about tgem, i took lamictal for several years and, tho stopped during pregnancy, my child has mitochondrial damage. New things are discovered about conventional drugs all the time and they dont apply to all or even most adults taking them but for kids, they affect a higger percentage.
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