Posts by MommyPam

s My ds is 7 as well. The first time that hospitalization was pretty clearly indicated I did not do it because I was so afraid. He was 6. and we were able to adjust medication at home, and happily we found one that was rapidly...

We used Celexa for ds for about 6 months. It seemed to help, and I didn't pick up on any adverse effects. As time went on, he was diagnosed with bipolar, and we discontinued Celexa and moved on to other drug therapy that was much more...

First, How old is your son? I have BTDT with my 7 year old. If you take him to the ER, they will want to have him admitted to a psychiatric hospital unless you can find another short term solution like an immediate med change or a...

DS (age 7.5) is on Tenex for mood disorder/distractability. It does make him a little sleepy, and he sleeps quite well these days. He also takes Abilify, and his rages are greatly reduced with this medication combination. Before...

Count me in. DS is 7.5 and has been diagnosed for about a year. I feel he is fairly stable now on Abilify and Tenex. By that I mean doing well and making gains in school, no psychosis, very little depression and self-loathing. He...

DD is 12, but very mature for her age. She has a fully developed body and has been menstruating for over 2 years. She was always a highly sensitive child, very high IQ with some learning disability issues, and I feel she's had some...

Our school system here in MA does not use this system. The public school that dd went to in PA did use this system in kindergarten and first grade. It was very, very traumatic for my highly sensitive and anxious dd in K and first...

Hi - my ds will be 7 next month, and sounds similar to your ds. We have a working diagnosis of bipolar at this point, after hearing ADHD, OCD, Aspergers, SID, and anxiety from various sources. I still go back on forth on this even...

#7 The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini) I hadn't read this before because I was afraid of it. It was a beautifully written story, and I loved getting some perspective on Afghanistan. It was an even better book than I expected it to be,...

4. In the Land of Second Chances (George Shaffner) It was OK. I expected to like it better as Kirkus Reviews used terms like "quirky charm" and "feminist slant". Readable, but just OK. 5. Blackberry Wine (Joanne Harris) As...