difficult child is supposed to be BiPolar (BP) but this pattern is more or less throughout the year, intensifying during the allergy season, which around here, pharmacists say, is year-round.
He's is manic when he's up at 5am until about 9am then starts getting more tired and by noon he's can barely stand up straight and is very irritable. Fell asleep at school the other day. Yells at staff. Refuses to do work at school and at home, and falls asleep by 6 pm. Won't do the catch-up work in the morning either, "but it's boring, dad!"
To me this all is so related to his fatigue -- I used to just think that his brain runs so fast for the first few hours of the day that it just tires him out, but -- has anyone see anything like this?
psychiatrist says that if this were from Abilify then it would not happen before he gets his pill after dinner.
difficult child -- 9 y.o. boy, BiPolar (BP), Abilfy 15mg, Intuniv 4mg
Me - single dad, about 50
+ assorted easy child kids and cats
He's is manic when he's up at 5am until about 9am then starts getting more tired and by noon he's can barely stand up straight and is very irritable. Fell asleep at school the other day. Yells at staff. Refuses to do work at school and at home, and falls asleep by 6 pm. Won't do the catch-up work in the morning either, "but it's boring, dad!"
To me this all is so related to his fatigue -- I used to just think that his brain runs so fast for the first few hours of the day that it just tires him out, but -- has anyone see anything like this?
psychiatrist says that if this were from Abilify then it would not happen before he gets his pill after dinner.
difficult child -- 9 y.o. boy, BiPolar (BP), Abilfy 15mg, Intuniv 4mg
Me - single dad, about 50
+ assorted easy child kids and cats