I've been lurking (triggers)...
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| Fri, 07-14-2006 - 6:14pm |
... for about a month so I thought I'd de-lurk and introduce myself.
My nickname is Tallyn. I've been married for 8 years (dh=Paul). I have three children: DD=Becky (7), DS=Bobby (5), and DD=Rachel (3). I was dx'd with Bipolar II in January 2005 but had my first major depressive episode that resulted in a suicide attempt (aspirin overdose) when I was in 9th grade. In December of 2004 I had my second major depressive episode. In January I had a second episode, which is when I realized I was having hypomanic symptoms right before the depression. At the end of February I had a third episode and a fourth at the beginning of April. Four cycles and four hospitalizations and then found a med combo to break the pattern. I was stable through the end of the year. At the new year I decided to stop taking my meds. *wince* I'd give my reasons but I'm sure you've heard them all before. Initally I had withdrawal depression but it only lasted a week. Since then I haven't had any major episodes that last longer than a day. I know that it's bound to return, I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. Gosh I sound defensive.
Anyways, My daughter Becky is developing symptoms that look like bipolar and ADHD. Her symptoms are interfering with her behavior at home and at school and interfering with her school work. She has her first appointment with a PDoc in September. Her primary has dx'd her with ADHD and has hinted possibilty of a mood disorder. We've been through an array of stimulants and antidepressants with a less than satisfactory response.
My son, Bobby, shows signs of aggression and mood swings, but as he hasn't started school (starts kindergarten this fall) we've decided to take a wait-and-see attitude with him.
Anyways, that's the gist of it. I'll post more details later. Feel free to ask questions or make comments on any of this.


Hi Tallyn and welcome to the board. I cannot tell you to take or not to take your meds. That is a decision only you can make. I know what I'm like when I'm off my meds and it's not good. That said, we'll move on.
Your dd that has been dx'd with adhd with the possibility of bp is common. The reason is the two dx's mimic one another. Donna, another cl on the board is both adhd and bp. She'd be a good one to talk to about that.
As for ds, a wait and see is probably best. He is, after all a 5 y/o little boy. I have 3 children myself - 1 dd 16, 1 dd 13 and 1 ds 9. I've been through a lot. My dd 16 has been dx'd with bp. My dd 13 shows signs of possible bp, but refuses therapy so I don't know what to do there and my ds, thankfully, shows no signs.
So, if you have any questions or want to vent, please feel free. We look forward to getting to know you. We are a great bunch of ladies here. The more the merrier:)
Hugs,
Traci
Tallyn,
Welcome to the board, I'm glad you found us.
When I had my first depression episode my parents didn't get treatment for me either. I went to the hospital for the overdose, but that was it. My friends served as make-shift therapists, or at least provided a sounding board to talk about issues. Over a period of a few months, the episode went away, and I didn't have any more problems with depression until college. Looking back (and knowing what to look for) I can identify some periods of hypomania, but they didn't seriously cause problems.
Anyways, thanks for the welcome. :-)
Thanks for de-lurking, we love to have new people join us.
I wish I had more to say that Traci and Marci hasn't already said...but they said it all. I just hope you don't crash with not taking yur meds. The crashes can take so much time out of life, life you could be enjoying. I HATE taking meds too.
Talk to you soon
Tina
~ Tina ~
Hi and Welcome to the board...thanks for de-lurking :o)
I have add (so does my dd) but have not officially been dx with bp.
God could not be everywhere, so
I personally have not tried it, but I've seen others talk about it
http://www.feingold.org/
the other thing you could try, at least for now would be omega 3
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