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entrepreneur2009
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 Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:26 pm Post subject: I'm a 17 yo Bipolar teen? |
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| I feel like everything is a mess. I am rapid cycling and i go through deveral waves in one day. Can anybody recomend books or websites for me to read. Not a parenting book, an actual book geared twards Bipolar teenagers, even better if its for males. Thanks in advance! |
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jim m
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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| so being labelled helps ? get on with your life a just learn to be happy, what will books do ? just do |
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lil_miss_island_girl
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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I used to be the same way.. some days i would burst out into tears for no reason. i searched my (what i thought was a) "condition" online and read the symptoms, but its okay, cause ya know what... all teens are bi-polar.when i told my mom, she got upset and even cried about it. she then spoke to a friend who reassured her that all teens are bipolar.its just a phase and you WILL grow out of it.  i promise you |
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jacko
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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| See bipolar disorder, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris in section 10. Bipolar usually involves major moodswings, which occur without apparent cause, and often over many months, or a matter of years, rather than days, as with most people (unless rapid cycling). I'd try the Lithium Orotate, enhanced with Folic acid, and take 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements daily, replacing 2 of them with cod liver oil supplements in the winter months, and see how that goes, over a few months, and maintaining the treatments for the depressive phase, in section 2. If not considerably improved, consult your primary mental health care provider, possibly trying the Lithium Carbonate, or Lithium Citrate (regular tests are necessary, for these) , before the other medications, and always check out anything first at http://www.drugs.com/, so you will be aware of the risks, and on the lookout for side effects. If bipolar type 1, an antipsychotic is also required. Add the Omega 3, for its other health benefits: see http://www.mercola.com/ TASKBAR. Some people refuse medication, using supplements, and a selective, mostly raw food diet (I do not recommended trying this, if bipolar 1). www.amazon.com may have something, or try the chatrooms/groups: someone shuold know. |
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ragtad
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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| There is a book that I read once called The Angry Heart. It is really a book for borderline personality disorder and addictive disorders. I know that is not the same as bipolar disorder, but many people who are bipolar end up with problems with addiction, plus you will find that there is a lot of overlap between borderline and bipolar disorders. The main case study for the book is a male. |
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Skully
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Actually dear, books alone are not going to help you. You need both talk therapy and medication management. |
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JustJeff
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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| One book is called--New Hope for Children and Teens with Bipolar Disorder, Your Friendly, Authoritative Guide to the Latest in Traditional Andcomplementary SolutionsDon't listen to anyone who tells you that you will grow out of it. See a doctor if you can. I was told I would grow out of it and I waited 10 years for it to happen. It never did. Finally I stopped listening to everyone else and went and got help. I now take medication and don't have the extreme ups and downs like before. I feel better than I have in years. My only regret is that I waited so long and wasted so much time. Good luck to you! |
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