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<blockquote data-quote="Janna" data-source="post: 57211" data-attributes="member: 2737"><p>Hi there,</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry, I was gone for a while, so I'm not really familiar with you. So, if I say something someone has said before, I apologize ahead.</p><p></p><p>My son, Dylan, is 10, and Bipolar. He's got other stuff too (see signature). Anyway ~ hate to break it to you, hon, no magic bullet :crying: I'm really sorry.</p><p></p><p>Anyway ~ you can find medicine that can tame some of the behaviors. You can find medicine to help calm, help with focus, help with some things. You won't find a pill that is going to make your child "normal".</p><p></p><p>We have found an AWESOME mix for my son. It took away rages and changed him from a difficult child to an almost easy child for about 15 months. It was great. In hindsight, he really wasn't almost a easy child though. I'm lucky, my son isn't defiant, he's not problematic, but he is Bipolar, and he is emotionally unstable. Always will be.</p><p></p><p>With that being said, he needs interventions. He needs aides. He needs therapy. He needs to learn how to handle his emotions, how to deal with anger, how to relate to peers, how to get along, how to do things medications are NEVER going to get him to do. These are all things that must be done aside from medicine.</p><p></p><p>I hope the Depakote helps. We started Dylan last week, and discontinued already because it was giving him tummy aches. Remember, Depakote needs a good, full 8 weeks to see effects, and it must be at a theraputic level.</p><p></p><p>Maybe you could call your local Mental Health/Mental Retardation (MH/MR) agency. What about Wrap Around Services/TSS? Someone to help, like a Big Brother/Big Sister? Call around, see what your child qualifies for, find resources, start bugging people. Get help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janna, post: 57211, member: 2737"] Hi there, I'm sorry, I was gone for a while, so I'm not really familiar with you. So, if I say something someone has said before, I apologize ahead. My son, Dylan, is 10, and Bipolar. He's got other stuff too (see signature). Anyway ~ hate to break it to you, hon, no magic bullet [img]:crying:[/img] I'm really sorry. Anyway ~ you can find medicine that can tame some of the behaviors. You can find medicine to help calm, help with focus, help with some things. You won't find a pill that is going to make your child "normal". We have found an AWESOME mix for my son. It took away rages and changed him from a difficult child to an almost easy child for about 15 months. It was great. In hindsight, he really wasn't almost a easy child though. I'm lucky, my son isn't defiant, he's not problematic, but he is Bipolar, and he is emotionally unstable. Always will be. With that being said, he needs interventions. He needs aides. He needs therapy. He needs to learn how to handle his emotions, how to deal with anger, how to relate to peers, how to get along, how to do things medications are NEVER going to get him to do. These are all things that must be done aside from medicine. I hope the Depakote helps. We started Dylan last week, and discontinued already because it was giving him tummy aches. Remember, Depakote needs a good, full 8 weeks to see effects, and it must be at a theraputic level. Maybe you could call your local Mental Health/Mental Retardation (MH/MR) agency. What about Wrap Around Services/TSS? Someone to help, like a Big Brother/Big Sister? Call around, see what your child qualifies for, find resources, start bugging people. Get help. [/QUOTE]
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