hi i am new here and have never posted but i am at a loss! i have a beautiful 10 year old daughter, who has a problem and i dont know what it is , the doctors say it is bipolar disease but i dont believe that i was raised in a family full of this disease and have never seen this side, i truly believe she has a learning disorder she has been tested and i was told she has a thought process disorder, also when i yell at her for something she has done she will look at me and ask what i am yelling about? i might mention she is on meds for the bipolar and nothing helps, she is depressed , very moody, changes on you in a minute and has had a few rages, never on me though. someone please help if you can i dont know what to do!!!!!!!!
thank you,
mary
Re: my 10 year old daughter
YES SHE HAS HAD MANY EVALUATIONS SHE WAS DIAGONESED WITH ADD AT ONE TIME THEY GAVE HER RITTLIAN AND SHE REACTED REAL BAD TO IT, SHE WANTED TO KILL HERSELF AND WE PUT HER IN A HOSPITAL, WHERE THEY NAMED HER BIPOLAR! SHE WAS TESTED IN SCHOOL AND WE WERE TOLD SHE HAD A THOUGHT PROCESS DISORDER, ALSO A IQ OF 75 AT THE AGE OF 9… SHE JUST AGAIN WENT INTO ANOTHER HOSPITAL FOR THE SAME REASON OF INTENT TO HARM SELF AND THEY LEFT HER ON ALL HER MEDS BUT SAID APPARENT LD’S I DONT KNOW , ALL I KNOW IS I DONT KNOW WHERE TO GO ANYMORE IF YOU COULD HELP PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO NEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU,
MARY
Re: my 10 year old daughter
Bi-polar is the new hot diagnosis. It seems to me that many children are being given this diagnosis because nothing else seems to fit. A child who truly has bi-polar has definite highs and lows. These swings are not like what most people go though, they are much more extreme. For most people that are acurately diagnosed, medication makes a world of difference.
Has your daughter ever had a full evaluation for LD/ADD/other stuff? Psychoeducational testing, neuropsych, the works? If not, this could help identify what may be going on. How was the bipolar diagnosed??