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Several of my foster siblings had the disorder. I would be glad to answer any questions if that would help you.
I haven't
I'LL KILL YOU!!!!!
I'm kinda lucky not to experience any of the kind of stuff
THIS !!!!! *smash computer*
Several of my foster siblings had the disorder. I would be glad to answer any questions if that would help you.
I think that a lot less people are really bipolar than are diagnosed as bipolar. These days psychiatrists are quick to say someone is bipolar, give them lithium or prozac and call it a day. Sometimes it's just mood swings -- sometimes it's just being happy or sad. But the people who are truly bipolar need medication AND counseling to find their balance.
BTW Wifey, I didn't get your message until today (I didn't check my phone). I'll call you tomorrow.
I absolutely agree with Kori's last post. I think the only condition I think might be as over/mis-diagnosed as Bipolar/Manic Depression is ADD. Doctors are definetly way too eager to write a prescription in a trial and error process as a solution to problems.
I know a person who has been diagnosed as Bi-polar and I have no doubts that he actually has the condition. He will change moods on a dime and I sometimes good months without hearing from him even though he is one of my oldest friends. It can be a very frustrating situation, but I have come to honestly understand that much of this is beyond his physical control and has more to do with his mental makeup.
However, I know dozens of other people who have claimed to be bi-polar and simply do not fit the bill. I know people who have been misdiagnosed and put on medication when there were other solutions.
I really think the only way to know it is to come into contact for an extended period of time with someone who is actually afflicted with the condition. When you have a baseline to compare things too you don't mistake what may be depression as this condition.
I agree about ADD. People say their kids are ADD nowadays when they are actually just being kids. I guess it's easier to pump your kids with drugs than to parent them. LJ says ADD doesn't exist. I think it exists .. but I think it's very rare .. not rampant.I think the only condition I think might be as over/mis-diagnosed as Bipolar/Manic Depression is ADD.
I agree completely with this - my doctor actually diagnosed me as bipolar several years ago, which was stupid because I didn't have highs, I had anxiety attacks. Basically, I went from depressed to more depressed, and they put me on lithium. I was a complete zombie for about a month, there's like a two week period I don't even remember. Then they switched the diagnosis to ADD, which is the other disorder I think there's a huge over-diagnosis of, and surprise, it came with more meds.
I think it's ridiculous how pill-happy doctors have gotten, and while I definitely think that with an actual veritable disorder medication is necessary, most of the time, people are diagnosed with something they don't have just so the doctor can have an answer.
I think it is really rare. They tried for the longest time to put my youngest sister on ADD medication and my mother never gave it to her. My sister turned out great and is doing awesome as a senior in HS now.
I think people are just too damn eager to look for a solution to come out of a little childsafe bottle now.
When I used to work at summer camps for elementary school-aged kids, many parents would take their kids off of the medication in the summers, and most of those kids were pretty insane - but they're supposed to be. They're kids. They're supposed to want to run around and be idiots all day, that's your privilege as a child. They weren't abnormally hyperactive, and they had no attention span because they were diagnosed ADD and were never held to the standard of attempting one. Those parents were awful disciplinarians (read: they never did), and the kids reflected it by not paying attention or heeding to authority.
Bipolar Disorder-A condition formerly known as Manic Depressive Disorder, that involves the presence of depressive episodes along with periods of elevated mood known as mania. Symptoms of mania include an abnormally elevated mood, irritability, an overly-inflated sense of self-esteem, and distractibility. Persons experiencing an episode of mania are generally talkative, have a decreased need for sleep, and may engage in reckless or risk-taking behaviors
I just wanted to throw this out there so you understand the medical definition of it.
Also, its a fact that if you go to the doctor for a problem, he/she is not going to tell you to suck it up and ing deal with it. They assume that you are at the end of your rope and you need assistance. The only thing they can provide you with is surgery, medication and a papsmear.
It's not the drs fault.
I learned this years ago when a physician prescribed me an ENT Pack, some cough syrup with hydrocodone in it and a week of bedrest. I damn near became addicted to this crap and had a real hard time getting off of it.
Bipolar may be mis-diagnosed, but I don't think it is over-diagnosed.
ADD, I would probably agree is over-diagnosed as an easy out for both doctors and parents.
Just opinions, no facts to back them up.
Schools have alot to do with kids being put on medication as well. Teachers can't teach the kids that focus if another kid is out of control.
Oh I think Bi-polar is definitely over-diagnosed especially in California. In L.A. everyone thinks they are bi-polar.
My theory is some people are just crazy. Whatever happened to that simple explanation?
Like Kori mentioned I don't believe in ADD. Parents who put there kids on medication for "ADD" should be ashamed of themselves. It doesn't exist. Your kid is hyper and has trouble paying attention? Yeah, that's called being a kid.
I'm sure there are some people who have legitimate mental health issues but I think the number is less than 10% of the currently diagnosed number.
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Sorry I can't help you with the bi-polar question.
I'd like to voice my support for Kori's and Timvp's theory that ADD is almost non-existent and WAY over diagnosed. Kids are kids they are supposed to be hyper and crazy - and the parents job is to find a balance between letting them be kids and reigning them down when appropriate - it's called parenting.
I'm probably one of the less popular parents in my daughter's class because I went to the first PTA meeting and listened about an hour how helpless the teachers were because of these two hyper active boys "who probably have ADD" (in the 1st grade no less!!!!) and how they're disrupting class.... After listening for one hour about their exploites I had enough. I said that to me it doesn't sound like ADD but that they just have no manners and they need some parenting and discipline. You should have seen the looks the parents gave me - anyway it took care of the problem.
Afterward a teacher walked to me and said in private how glad they were that somebody spoke up - which REALLY pissed me off and I went off how it's their jobs to talk to the parents and set them straight (in private and not publicly as I did).
Some of the Paramedics I know.....
That is some gooood Sheeeyit....I had some of that...and a shot of decadron which worked better the the cough syrup, but my back didn't hurt for a while...
now that this question has been answered..............lets move on to Bi Sexual
This problem could be painfull, cost lots of money, and could take years to fix,
why not just get a quick Divorce?
You're just not funny.
To someone Bi polar I am.
hey manny don't take it out on muse cuz some dude moved in on your chic at the last GTG.
Dude you always seem to have some sort of bug up your ass, why is that?
Manny looked happy in another topic, oh wait! maybe he's Bi polar also
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