Comments for Roller Coaster Kid http://rollercoasterkid.wordpress.com Ou journey with childhood bipoloar disorder Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:18:48 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Is it bipolar? by Chrissy http://rollercoasterkid.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/is-it-bipolar/#comment-73 Chrissy Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:18:48 +0000 http://rollercoasterkid.wordpress.com/?p=32#comment-73 Interesting Article! I learned about a lot about Special Needs in this memoir I just finished. It's about a family who chose not only to keep their little girl with <a href="http://www.thatwentwellthebook.com/" rel="nofollow">special needs</a> at home, but to rally the community and the state to act on behalf of all children with special needs. "That Went Well" is written by Terrell Dougan, who is surviving bipolar disorder. It's not just for brothers and sisters of people with special needs. This is for everyone of every age. Interesting Article!

I learned about a lot about Special Needs in this memoir I just finished. It’s about a family who chose not only to keep their little girl with special needs at home, but to rally the community and the state to act on behalf of all children with special needs.

“That Went Well” is written by Terrell Dougan, who is surviving bipolar disorder. It’s not just for brothers and sisters of people with special needs. This is for everyone of every age.

]]> Comment on About by szanow http://rollercoasterkid.wordpress.com/about/#comment-71 szanow Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:22:18 +0000 #comment-71 Nicole, My name is Shonda and I have a 7 year old son that has ADHD/ODD and bipolar disorder. It is a very hard each and everyday I completely understand what you are going through. I knew there was something wrong with my son when he was 2 but could not get my doctor at the time to listen to me. So I switched doctors and we now have a wonderful doctor who actually can relate to me. The only thing that worries me is that my son is now on four different medications and I am just not sure if that is healthy for him. We have tried so many medications and these are the only ones that seem to work. I was just wondering if you have the same problem and how much medication your child was on. If you could help me out I would be so happy to hear what you have to say. Nicole,
My name is Shonda and I have a 7 year old son that has ADHD/ODD and bipolar disorder. It is a very hard each and everyday I completely understand what you are going through. I knew there was something wrong with my son when he was 2 but could not get my doctor at the time to listen to me. So I switched doctors and we now have a wonderful doctor who actually can relate to me. The only thing that worries me is that my son is now on four different medications and I am just not sure if that is healthy for him. We have tried so many medications and these are the only ones that seem to work. I was just wondering if you have the same problem and how much medication your child was on. If you could help me out I would be so happy to hear what you have to say.

]]> Comment on ADHD by Iri http://rollercoasterkid.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/adhd/#comment-70 Iri Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:53:07 +0000 http://rollercoasterkid.wordpress.com/?p=66#comment-70 Hi, I came across your blog and wanted to say hello. My name is Iri Amirav and I am a co-founder at iMedix. iMedix is a website that helps hundreds of thousands of patients every month and we’ve recently decided to form a Support Group for Bipolar patients: http://www.imedix.com/Bipolar I am looking for leaders who will be interested to start and manage this group with me and thought you might be a good person to speak with about finding patients in need. I would love to speak with you and tell you more about who we are and what we are trying to accomplish. Please feel free to contact me by email. In addition, you can find me on the iMedix website under the nickname irus. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Best, Iri irus.imedix@gmail.com Hi,

I came across your blog and wanted to say hello. My name is Iri Amirav and I am a co-founder at iMedix. iMedix is a website that helps hundreds of thousands of patients every month and we’ve recently decided to form a Support Group for Bipolar patients: http://www.imedix.com/Bipolar

I am looking for leaders who will be interested to start and manage this group with me and thought you might be a good person to speak with about finding patients in need. I would love to speak with you and tell you more about who we are and what we are trying to accomplish.

Please feel free to contact me by email. In addition, you can find me on the iMedix website under the nickname irus.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best,

Iri

irus.imedix@gmail.com

]]> Comment on To hospitalize or not? by BenMD http://rollercoasterkid.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/to-hospitalize-or-not/#comment-67 BenMD Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:27:26 +0000 http://rollercoasterkid.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-67 Morbid, As a board-certified psychiatrist, I would encourage you to continue a regimented plan of treatment. Please note that I am licensed to dispense official medical advice over the internet, but here are my thoughts: i. Don't say that you are going to take your own life when you are eighteen because you really don't know ii.Religion has nothing to do with your sanity. iii.You should consider a long term admission to a psychiatric and behavioral institution. You don't have to go to a state-funded hospital, as there are plenty of institutions that offer financial assistance to patients. iv.You should be under the care of a psychiatrist until a valid, cohesive plan of treatment is prescribed and followed. Also, for all of you parents out there who have had to commit your children to hospitals, don't fret, as you did the right thing. Your child will thank you when they are of age. As a physician, I see children everyday (even adults) who have received help way too late. I wish you continued success with your children, as they are truly a gift to you from god. If you need anything, please contact me at ben.md@live.com Dr. Ben Morbid,
As a board-certified psychiatrist, I would encourage you to continue a regimented plan of treatment. Please note that I am licensed to dispense official medical advice over the internet, but here are my thoughts:
i. Don’t say that you are going to take your own life when you are eighteen because you really don’t know

ii.Religion has nothing to do with your sanity.

iii.You should consider a long term admission to a psychiatric and behavioral institution. You don’t have to go to a state-funded hospital, as there are plenty of institutions that offer financial assistance to patients.

iv.You should be under the care of a psychiatrist until a valid, cohesive plan of treatment is prescribed and followed.

Also, for all of you parents out there who have had to commit your children to hospitals, don’t fret, as you did the right thing. Your child will thank you when they are of age. As a physician, I see children everyday (even adults) who have received help way too late. I wish you continued success with your children, as they are truly a gift to you from god.
If you need anything, please contact me at ben.md@live.com
Dr. Ben

]]> Comment on Children’s Books on Bipolar by bipolarbubbles http://rollercoasterkid.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/childrens-books-on-bipolar/#comment-66 bipolarbubbles Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:08:31 +0000 http://rollercoasterkid.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-66 Hi, Nicole - I am enjoying reading your blog. It is amazing how so many situations are similiar among us parents who are raising children with bipolar disorder. Of course, this time of year means lots going on with school/education. At any rate, I just started our blog today so am trying to figure it out. I also see you invited readers to share resources, so wanted to let you know about another book. My daughter (7 years old with bipolar disorder, among other things) created a book this year to help her understand bipolar disorder. We ended up taking it further so we could share it with others. It is called Bipolar Bubbles (A Positive Journey Through the Eyes of a Child with Bipolar Disorder). You can take a look at my blog or visit our site at www.BipolarBubbles.com. We use bubbles to explain different moods and feel it is put forth in a way that will help children who are diagnosed with this illness, as well as their friends and families, better understand them. I look forward to keeping up with your blog. Thank you for letting me share our project! Hi, Nicole – I am enjoying reading your blog. It is amazing how so many situations are similiar among us parents who are raising children with bipolar disorder. Of course, this time of year means lots going on with school/education. At any rate, I just started our blog today so am trying to figure it out. I also see you invited readers to share resources, so wanted to let you know about another book.

My daughter (7 years old with bipolar disorder, among other things) created a book this year to help her understand bipolar disorder. We ended up taking it further so we could share it with others. It is called Bipolar Bubbles (A Positive Journey Through the Eyes of a Child with Bipolar Disorder). You can take a look at my blog or visit our site at http://www.BipolarBubbles.com. We use bubbles to explain different moods and feel it is put forth in a way that will help children who are diagnosed with this illness, as well as their friends and families, better understand them.

I look forward to keeping up with your blog. Thank you for letting me share our project!

]]> Comment on To hospitalize or not? by Andrew Schoen (aka Morbid) http://rollercoasterkid.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/to-hospitalize-or-not/#comment-64 Andrew Schoen (aka Morbid) Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:27:39 +0000 http://rollercoasterkid.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-64 I am bipolar and am 15 I have severe deppression,manic,and mixed episodes I have severe homocidal thoughts and severe suicidal thoughts and actions but they are both so regular that I don't go to the asylum unless they get out of control. They are literally running out of medicine to give me. I have scars from all over my body from cutting,slicing,and prodding myself with glass,knives,needles,and anything I can get my hands on at school. Once I got so so sad and mad that I broke a candle and peeled of the glass with my bare hands and spent hours with tweezers getting them out when I became sane. And when I turn 18 I'm buying a gun and killing myself. And yes I'm a christian. I am bipolar and am 15 I have severe deppression,manic,and mixed episodes I have severe homocidal thoughts and severe suicidal thoughts and actions but they are both so regular that I don’t go to the asylum unless they get out of control. They are literally running out of medicine to give me. I have scars from all over my body from cutting,slicing,and prodding myself with glass,knives,needles,and anything I can get my hands on at school. Once I got so so sad and mad that I broke a candle and peeled of the glass with my bare hands and spent hours with tweezers getting them out when I became sane. And when I turn 18 I’m buying a gun and killing myself. And yes I’m a christian.

]]> Comment on To hospitalize or not? by Joanna http://rollercoasterkid.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/to-hospitalize-or-not/#comment-59 Joanna Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:18:36 +0000 http://rollercoasterkid.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-59 Hi, I understand exactly what you are going through. My bipolar son will be six in August. Since he turned four he has been hospitalized five times. He spent his 5th birthday in the hospital. David spent an average of a month in the hospital each time he went, sometimes longer. I thought I was going to die the first time we took him. I cried for hours wondering if there was something I didn't try, something more I could have done. I don't want to say that it got easier each time, because it never is easy or feels good, but I feel more confident when he gets to the place that he isn't safe, he is better there. We have tried countless different med cocktails, none of which have helped so far. On top of feeling guilty on my own I have my family and a lot of providers who have told me that its my fault he is going through this, that I wasn't a good enough parent. We have faced a lot of difficulty trying to get services for him and getting someone to diagnose and treat him as bipolar. We keep getting doctors who want to treat him as adhd and give him stimulants (which is why he has gone so many times, I am convinced) or give him "safe" drugs like risperdal and seroquel. So we keep fighting for what we know is true, and keep doing what we have to. Its not fun and I know a lot of people would criticize the fact that we have taken him so many times, but desperate times call for desperate measures. My heart breaks for you, for me, for any parent that has to watch their child, especially one so young, deal with something so terrible. I hope the best for you and I hope you don't ever have to go through it again. Feel free to email me anytime, or not. :) If you want to know more about what I've been going through our blog is blog.helplittledavid.com. Joanna Hi,
I understand exactly what you are going through. My bipolar son will be six in August. Since he turned four he has been hospitalized five times. He spent his 5th birthday in the hospital. David spent an average of a month in the hospital each time he went, sometimes longer. I thought I was going to die the first time we took him. I cried for hours wondering if there was something I didn’t try, something more I could have done. I don’t want to say that it got easier each time, because it never is easy or feels good, but I feel more confident when he gets to the place that he isn’t safe, he is better there.

We have tried countless different med cocktails, none of which have helped so far. On top of feeling guilty on my own I have my family and a lot of providers who have told me that its my fault he is going through this, that I wasn’t a good enough parent.

We have faced a lot of difficulty trying to get services for him and getting someone to diagnose and treat him as bipolar. We keep getting doctors who want to treat him as adhd and give him stimulants (which is why he has gone so many times, I am convinced) or give him “safe” drugs like risperdal and seroquel. So we keep fighting for what we know is true, and keep doing what we have to. Its not fun and I know a lot of people would criticize the fact that we have taken him so many times, but desperate times call for desperate measures.

My heart breaks for you, for me, for any parent that has to watch their child, especially one so young, deal with something so terrible. I hope the best for you and I hope you don’t ever have to go through it again. Feel free to email me anytime, or not. :) If you want to know more about what I’ve been going through our blog is blog.helplittledavid.com.

Joanna

]]> Comment on What to do by Esther http://rollercoasterkid.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/what-to-do/#comment-58 Esther Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:00:58 +0000 http://rollercoasterkid.wordpress.com/?p=52#comment-58 I'm SOOO glad I found your blog. I have two bipolar kids. Quite lively at my home!! I can truly relate to what you are saying. Best wishes, Esther I’m SOOO glad I found your blog. I have two bipolar kids. Quite lively at my home!!

I can truly relate to what you are saying.
Best wishes, Esther

]]> Comment on What to do by Lori V. (doyourealize) http://rollercoasterkid.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/what-to-do/#comment-53 Lori V. (doyourealize) Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:54:46 +0000 http://rollercoasterkid.wordpress.com/?p=52#comment-53 Hi!I just found your blog today & thought I'd leave you my blog and email address as well. I have a thirteen-year-old son who has early-onset bipolar disorder, ODD, ADHD, and overanxious disorder (the kid equivalent of generalized anxiety disorder). He was diagnosed with everything except his ODD about five years ago, so we know how much you are struggling. The ODD was only added about a year ago. I wish I could tell you it will get better, but adolescent hormone changes have actually escalated some of our problems. What I can offer you, though, is honesty and openness about any questions you have about anything, from behaviors to meds we've tried, to how it affects siblings and you, his parents. If Wordpress doesn't show you my email address, go through my blog & email me that way. You'll find posts about Youngest in my blog, but the blog itself is about a gazillion other subjects. I have found, for me, that if I dwell only on Youngest and his disease I will crash and burn. Good luck, and shoot me an email... I'd love to correspond! Hi!I just found your blog today & thought I’d leave you my blog and email address as well.

I have a thirteen-year-old son who has early-onset bipolar disorder, ODD, ADHD, and overanxious disorder (the kid equivalent of generalized anxiety disorder). He was diagnosed with everything except his ODD about five years ago, so we know how much you are struggling. The ODD was only added about a year ago. I wish I could tell you it will get better, but adolescent hormone changes have actually escalated some of our problems.

What I can offer you, though, is honesty and openness about any questions you have about anything, from behaviors to meds we’ve tried, to how it affects siblings and you, his parents. If WordPress doesn’t show you my email address, go through my blog & email me that way.

You’ll find posts about Youngest in my blog, but the blog itself is about a gazillion other subjects. I have found, for me, that if I dwell only on Youngest and his disease I will crash and burn.

Good luck, and shoot me an email… I’d love to correspond!

]]> Comment on Baby Steps by Kate McLaughlin http://rollercoasterkid.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/baby-steps/#comment-34 Kate McLaughlin Sat, 24 May 2008 19:27:27 +0000 http://rollercoasterkid.wordpress.com/?p=38#comment-34 I stumbled upon your blog and think you'd like my website. www.katemclaughlin.net I’m the mother of two diagnosed with bipolar disorder and a woman who’s lived with lifelong depression. Perhaps more important, however, I am a writer who now spends most of her time writing, speaking and advocating for mental health awareness. I update my blog regularly, have lots of fact and science based informational pages, links to reputable medical sites, and large doses of motherly love! I also have a new book you may like: MOMMY I’M STILL IN HERE. It got great reviews from many including Rosie O’Donnell, Maria Shriver and Tipper Gore. Visit my site. Click the contact Kate button and let me know what you think. Lovingly, Kate McLaughlin I stumbled upon your blog and think you’d like my website.
http://www.katemclaughlin.net
I’m the mother of two diagnosed with bipolar disorder and a woman who’s lived with lifelong depression.
Perhaps more important, however, I am a writer who now spends most of her time writing, speaking and advocating for mental health awareness.
I update my blog regularly, have lots of fact and science based informational pages, links to reputable medical sites, and large doses of motherly love!
I also have a new book you may like:
MOMMY I’M STILL IN HERE.
It got great reviews from many including Rosie O’Donnell, Maria Shriver and Tipper Gore.
Visit my site.
Click the contact Kate button and let me know what you think.
Lovingly,
Kate McLaughlin

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