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Do you think kids with Mental Illness Honeymoon?
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<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 107939" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p>Toto</p><p></p><p>My son rarely honeymooned, and he is a rapid cycler. He was able to usually "hold it together" for up to 4 hours at a time at school, but then melted in the PM. In phosph he could hold it together for maybe a day. However, I think the thing that is the directive force of "holding it together" is fear. If a child is fearful of repercussions for their actions, than they may be able to hold it together longer, but that does not mean the illness is not playing out inside their heads. It just means they are too fearful to share it. My son, has no fear - which has been, and always will be the main problem with his struggle with his mental illness. He acts on every idea, thought, or feeling he has. It sounds like K, really wants to do the right thing, and please people, and is scared that others might not like her - which would cause her "to honeymoon" longer. </p><p></p><p>I think it also depends on how severe it is. If the child or person is psychotic and completely unaware of their surroundings, than of course, they are not going to honeymoon - because the concept of honeymooning is based upon the person wanting to please, or hide things. </p><p></p><p>I think most psychiatrists are just so not tuned into reality it is sad. It literally took me 7 years to find our psychiatrist........and she still has some "facts" that are far from what I hold the truth to be about mental illness.</p><p></p><p>As far as Topomax - I don't know. It is a mood stabilizer as is Lamictal. And 2 mood stablizers are often need in BiPolar (BP) patients, so it is worth a try. In our personal experience, my difficult child tried it and appeared so completely mentally impaired we had to stop it. He could not even do simple addition. Again, every patient is different, and I think the concept of doing an additional MS is plausible, and worth exploring, especially given her negative responses to APs.</p><p></p><p>Hang in there........and keep fighting the fight! You are an amazing Mom!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 107939, member: 3301"] Toto My son rarely honeymooned, and he is a rapid cycler. He was able to usually "hold it together" for up to 4 hours at a time at school, but then melted in the PM. In phosph he could hold it together for maybe a day. However, I think the thing that is the directive force of "holding it together" is fear. If a child is fearful of repercussions for their actions, than they may be able to hold it together longer, but that does not mean the illness is not playing out inside their heads. It just means they are too fearful to share it. My son, has no fear - which has been, and always will be the main problem with his struggle with his mental illness. He acts on every idea, thought, or feeling he has. It sounds like K, really wants to do the right thing, and please people, and is scared that others might not like her - which would cause her "to honeymoon" longer. I think it also depends on how severe it is. If the child or person is psychotic and completely unaware of their surroundings, than of course, they are not going to honeymoon - because the concept of honeymooning is based upon the person wanting to please, or hide things. I think most psychiatrists are just so not tuned into reality it is sad. It literally took me 7 years to find our psychiatrist........and she still has some "facts" that are far from what I hold the truth to be about mental illness. As far as Topomax - I don't know. It is a mood stabilizer as is Lamictal. And 2 mood stablizers are often need in BiPolar (BP) patients, so it is worth a try. In our personal experience, my difficult child tried it and appeared so completely mentally impaired we had to stop it. He could not even do simple addition. Again, every patient is different, and I think the concept of doing an additional MS is plausible, and worth exploring, especially given her negative responses to APs. Hang in there........and keep fighting the fight! You are an amazing Mom! [/QUOTE]
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