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Mental Illness/Mood Disorder
Public Group active 4 months, 4 weeks ago agoIf your kid(s), spouse or you are surviving mental illness or mood disorder come talk about it in a safe environment. Share stories, review therapies, and just destress.
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Chrisa Hickey replied to the forum topic Introductions. in the group
Mental Illness/Mood Disorder 4 months, 4 weeks agoHi – I’m Chrisa. I have three kids – my oldest son is 21, neurotypical, raging smart alec, halfway through a 1 year internship overseas.
Tim is 17, adopted at birth (private adoption), dx’ed with […]
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Marythemom replied to the forum topic Introductions. in the group
Mental Illness/Mood Disorder 4 months, 4 weeks agoMom to 4. One neurotypical 12 yr old biochild, one 15 yr old “typical” teen bio child (so she may be developing bipolar… or not), one 16yr old with bipolar, RAD, ADHD, C-PTSD, cerebral dysrhythmia (brain […]
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Carolyn posted an update in the group
Mental Illness/Mood Disorder 5 months agoHi my child has schizophrenia, poor social skills. adhd, lymphedema, ulcerative colitis, asthma, and learning disabilities.She is a beautiful person and loves life.
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Rachel Luyben replied to the forum topic Introductions. in the group
Mental Illness/Mood Disorder 5 months agoMom to 2 great girls. Emma is “typically developing”, as typical as a 6 y/o girl can be and Alison is 10 y/o and is diagnosed with mood disorder, CP, apraxia, and moderate ID. I am a part time occupational […]
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Julia Roberts started the forum topic Introductions. in the group
Mental Illness/Mood Disorder 5 months agoPlease introduce yourselves if you’re so inclined…
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Rachel Luyben posted an update in the group
Mental Illness/Mood Disorder 5 months agoSomeone just told me how horrible prozac is supposed to be for kids. My daughter (10 this week)has been on it for 4 years. Any bad experiences out there?
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Carolyn joined the group
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Welcome Carolyn, please introduce yourself in the Introductions topic.
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Michele Karl replied to the forum topic Medication in the group
Mental Illness/Mood Disorder 5 months, 3 weeks agoThe teachers have no concerns at school and when I bring it up look at me like I’m making it up!!!
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Julia Roberts replied to the forum topic Medication in the group
Mental Illness/Mood Disorder 5 months, 3 weeks agoOf course there’s no IEP! But you can still probably get him tested at school…right? Psychological exam might reveal some things that OT could help with? Did you start any medication?
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Michele Karl replied to the forum topic Medication in the group
Mental Illness/Mood Disorder 5 months, 3 weeks agoThe problem is he does not have an IEP. He is perfect at school!! I know that is a good thing but makes it harder for me at home. I am paying an OT privately right now to start the therapeutic listening program. […]
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Julia Roberts replied to the forum topic Medication in the group
Mental Illness/Mood Disorder 6 months, 1 week agoI like the OT at school as an option. G is on tenex and a bunch of other things, but the tenex was added after some others and we did notice a difference. We also added a midday dose that helped a lot for a short […]
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Chrisa Hickey replied to the forum topic Medication in the group
Mental Illness/Mood Disorder 6 months, 1 week agoMichele, he sounds a lot like my middle one. Tim has done well with relaxation and meditation CD’s, but when he is super manic, all bets are off. He really enjoys yoga, believe it or not – his therapeutic school […]
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Rachel Luyben replied to the forum topic Medication in the group
Mental Illness/Mood Disorder 6 months, 1 week agoMy daughter is on tenex. I have found it helpfull for the impulsivity. It does cause drowsiness though. I think all these types of meds do, thats one of the ways it decreases impulsivity and behaviors. The […]
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Michele Karl started the forum topic Medication in the group
Mental Illness/Mood Disorder: 6 months, 2 weeks agoMy middle son is 8 years old. Ever since he was a baby I’ve said he had a quirky personality and liked to march to his own beat. On top of that he is the middle boy and my other two boys have a genetic kidney disease. So he is technically the “healthy one”. The [...]
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Colleen Pohl-Weary posted on the forum topic Debilitating anxeity…looking for input. in the group
Mental Illness/Mood Disorder: 7 months, 2 weeks agoMy daughter (7) struggles with social and performance anxiety, as do I… Having her involved with many supports in her school (CYC, SERT, etc) and staying in contact with her teacher and EAs has been hugely important – she is doing much better this year. As always I am blown away by the resilience of [...]
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Sylvia Ross posted on the forum topic Debilitating anxeity…looking for input. in the group
Mental Illness/Mood Disorder: 8 months agoMy little guys is only 2 1/2 but he has pretty bad anxiety related to multiple surgeries, loss of function in his legs, and pain. I did like Diane and pulled him out of the special needs preschool against the advice of the professionals (except for our pediatrician and his pain specialist- they agreed with [...]
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Rachel, well, any drug is a risk, and with these drugs there are risks with suicidal thoughts so we have to watch our kids closely. My son is on zoloft and was in part, one of the drugs I believe saved his life. I think with any drug that helps our kids with mental health/behavioral issues we have to always watch closely. How is your daughter…[Read more]
My daughter began self-harming and her suicidal ideation increased to an extreme. She became tired and we called her ”Puddle Girl.” BUT… we saw this symptoms almost immediately, and she is diagnosed with bipolar disorder so never should have been put on this med (or Celexa) to begin with!