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<blockquote data-quote="firehorsewoman" data-source="post: 623808" data-attributes="member: 15804"><p>Interesting about the food. My son has had the nocturnal thing with food for years too. I always attributed it to all of the years he has been on stimulants for the ADHD which preceded the bipolar diagnosis . I figured that once they wear off in the pm his hunger kicks in. I had to install a special lock on the cupboard because I would find him with an empty bag of potato chips (or similar) in his bed each morning. But he figured out the special lock by the time he was around six years old and since then I try to keep only relatively healthy stuff where he can access it. He doesn't have a problem with his weight so the nocturnal foraging I can live with as long as it is not an entire bag of chips. It sure beats the night terrors he used to have when he was two and three years old.</p><p></p><p>I also found the lithium made it much easier to get him up in the mornings. Almost immediately after going on lithium I went from having to drag him out of bed each and every day to having him wake up on his own every day....sometimes earlier than I am actually ready to deal with him LOL. That was another clue that we were on the right track with the lithium. Gone completely was the weird sexual stuff and he became somewhat of a morning person after years of having to drag him out of bed. </p><p>He has been on lithium almost two years now. It is almost easy to forgot just how horribly miserable things were prior to the lithium but as bad as things are now they were really hell prior to lithium. The Seroquel has helped too but the lithium was a life-saver.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately the relationship he has with his sister has deteriorated tremendously. As they mature their relationship is taking on an entirely different dimension and the transition has not been pretty. I'm crossing my fingers that we are actually getting a therapist to help with that soon. This has never panned out in the past. The kid's constant fighting has led to some drastic changes in their living arrangements between their dad's house and mine. Sigh. But that's another story.</p><p>I hope that your kid's continue to get along. Enjoy it as unfamiliar as it may be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="firehorsewoman, post: 623808, member: 15804"] Interesting about the food. My son has had the nocturnal thing with food for years too. I always attributed it to all of the years he has been on stimulants for the ADHD which preceded the bipolar diagnosis . I figured that once they wear off in the pm his hunger kicks in. I had to install a special lock on the cupboard because I would find him with an empty bag of potato chips (or similar) in his bed each morning. But he figured out the special lock by the time he was around six years old and since then I try to keep only relatively healthy stuff where he can access it. He doesn't have a problem with his weight so the nocturnal foraging I can live with as long as it is not an entire bag of chips. It sure beats the night terrors he used to have when he was two and three years old. I also found the lithium made it much easier to get him up in the mornings. Almost immediately after going on lithium I went from having to drag him out of bed each and every day to having him wake up on his own every day....sometimes earlier than I am actually ready to deal with him LOL. That was another clue that we were on the right track with the lithium. Gone completely was the weird sexual stuff and he became somewhat of a morning person after years of having to drag him out of bed. He has been on lithium almost two years now. It is almost easy to forgot just how horribly miserable things were prior to the lithium but as bad as things are now they were really hell prior to lithium. The Seroquel has helped too but the lithium was a life-saver. Unfortunately the relationship he has with his sister has deteriorated tremendously. As they mature their relationship is taking on an entirely different dimension and the transition has not been pretty. I'm crossing my fingers that we are actually getting a therapist to help with that soon. This has never panned out in the past. The kid's constant fighting has led to some drastic changes in their living arrangements between their dad's house and mine. Sigh. But that's another story. I hope that your kid's continue to get along. Enjoy it as unfamiliar as it may be. [/QUOTE]
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