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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 194233" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Jen, it <em>sounds</em> like he's trying to rule-out BiPolar (BP), or it least seeing if he can get her stable on the least amount of medications before diagnosis'ing BiPolar (BP) and/or putting her on MS (mood stabilizers) or AP (anti-psychotics - which can be usedd for mood stabilization too). I think that is good and I'd try to make that work if it were me. (Not to imply that you aren't trying- just sometimes I know we want to hurry up and find something that works- I think he's trying to concentrate on being thorough). </p><p></p><p>Anyway, <em><strong>if</strong></em> this is what he's doing, you might want to look at some strategies that are used to help a kid with sleeping, anxiety, etc issues- whatever issues your daughter is struggling with. Have you looked on the BPkids website? They have a list under the "therapeutic parenting" portion that might help you. As with all lists of things, some will be more applicable than others, depending on your specific situation. Also, has there been any discussion with psychiatrist or therapist about whether or not the anxiety seems to be a symptom of something else going on (like poor coping skills or struggling at school) or is anxiety the problem itself? Has she expressed anything to you that helps determine that? I'm thinking if you can get an idea of what is causing anxiety, maybe you can work on that with her. But, some people (my mother for instance), even when she thinks something is causing her anxiety, anxiety is her problem (its the cause, not the effect). </p><p></p><p>Just my 2 cents!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 194233, member: 3699"] Jen, it [I]sounds[/I] like he's trying to rule-out BiPolar (BP), or it least seeing if he can get her stable on the least amount of medications before diagnosis'ing BiPolar (BP) and/or putting her on MS (mood stabilizers) or AP (anti-psychotics - which can be usedd for mood stabilization too). I think that is good and I'd try to make that work if it were me. (Not to imply that you aren't trying- just sometimes I know we want to hurry up and find something that works- I think he's trying to concentrate on being thorough). Anyway, [I][B]if[/B][/I] this is what he's doing, you might want to look at some strategies that are used to help a kid with sleeping, anxiety, etc issues- whatever issues your daughter is struggling with. Have you looked on the BPkids website? They have a list under the "therapeutic parenting" portion that might help you. As with all lists of things, some will be more applicable than others, depending on your specific situation. Also, has there been any discussion with psychiatrist or therapist about whether or not the anxiety seems to be a symptom of something else going on (like poor coping skills or struggling at school) or is anxiety the problem itself? Has she expressed anything to you that helps determine that? I'm thinking if you can get an idea of what is causing anxiety, maybe you can work on that with her. But, some people (my mother for instance), even when she thinks something is causing her anxiety, anxiety is her problem (its the cause, not the effect). Just my 2 cents! [/QUOTE]
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