Posted by starbaby on August 27, 2005, at 11:16:04
In reply to Re: 17 year old daughter w/bipolar » mlb, posted by AuntieMel on August 25, 2005, at 12:15:58
I also have a daughter who is 15, and has BP II, as do I. (Imagine the fun of two people with BP II in the same household, one going through puberty and one peri-menopausal!) We both go to the same therapist. Is it possible your daughter needs to change the meds for her BP? My kiddo is on Trileptal and Abilify which seems to be really helping, expecially since she rapid-cycled at the drop of a hat. It took a while for us to find a combination that worked for her, and this seems to be it.
She is a changed child from what she was almost a year ago. No more totally nasty flare ups and screaming. I'm not saying she's an angel; she is 15 - lol. My Mom told me that 15 was the hardest age for her to go through for all of her seven children, so I'm patiently waiting for her 16th birthday ;-)
*starbaby*
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