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<blockquote data-quote="indianaterri" data-source="post: 587330" data-attributes="member: 16140"><p>I can't leave her alone. It seems the older she gets the less I am able to leave her alone. </p><p></p><p>She has always been a challenge, very high energy and needing a lot of attention.</p><p>She was the tornado in the room, you knew she had been there after she left...</p><p></p><p>Tried treating her with ADD medications, Concerta and then Vyvanse....whew, could hardly get through a month with Vyvanse. She was fine during the day, but when it wore off...Oh My, what defiance, anger, and Mr. Hyde. It was the same with Concerta but it took a few months for her to get there.</p><p></p><p>After MANY stressors the past few years, divorce, boyfriend breakup, GM's death, and add in to that puberty, she has been in a 6 month manic phase. Before now she was engaging in risky behavior, but now she just doesn't care (or so she says). The consequences don't seem to phase her, she is on probation, been suspended about 6 times just since January (her behavior is not contained at home any longer) and she would literally have sex with anyone if she had the opportunity to. I wouldn't want to send her to a camp where they wouldn't have the time or attention or skills to deal with her, it wouldn't be fair to her, the camp, or the other campers. Also, my hope is she could be around other kids going through the same thing she is going through so she could see a little of what I'm seeing.</p><p></p><p>Do things seem to get worse around adolescence? And does it get better after they have more stable hormones? I know I'm dealing with BiPolar (BP), I'm just hoping the hormones are making it particularly worse right now and this won't be the brand of BiPolar (BP) she will have to deal with all her life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="indianaterri, post: 587330, member: 16140"] I can't leave her alone. It seems the older she gets the less I am able to leave her alone. She has always been a challenge, very high energy and needing a lot of attention. She was the tornado in the room, you knew she had been there after she left... Tried treating her with ADD medications, Concerta and then Vyvanse....whew, could hardly get through a month with Vyvanse. She was fine during the day, but when it wore off...Oh My, what defiance, anger, and Mr. Hyde. It was the same with Concerta but it took a few months for her to get there. After MANY stressors the past few years, divorce, boyfriend breakup, GM's death, and add in to that puberty, she has been in a 6 month manic phase. Before now she was engaging in risky behavior, but now she just doesn't care (or so she says). The consequences don't seem to phase her, she is on probation, been suspended about 6 times just since January (her behavior is not contained at home any longer) and she would literally have sex with anyone if she had the opportunity to. I wouldn't want to send her to a camp where they wouldn't have the time or attention or skills to deal with her, it wouldn't be fair to her, the camp, or the other campers. Also, my hope is she could be around other kids going through the same thing she is going through so she could see a little of what I'm seeing. Do things seem to get worse around adolescence? And does it get better after they have more stable hormones? I know I'm dealing with BiPolar (BP), I'm just hoping the hormones are making it particularly worse right now and this won't be the brand of BiPolar (BP) she will have to deal with all her life. [/QUOTE]
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