I have a 9 year old daughter that we have struggled with for as long as I can remember. Finally, we decided to take her to see a psychiatrist to discuss what was going on with her. He simply called it a "mood disorder" becasue he did not want to label a child with bipolar disorder so young. He prescribed her zoloft and risperdone. We have noticed a couple of things. She is not "blowing up" for as long. She used to be uncontrollable for hours sometimes when she threw a fit. But now it seems like she is having mood swings more frequently. Literally one minute she is saying she hates me, and the next minute she is talking about puppies or something. Her teacher says she is doing well in school. I dont know I feel guilty about having her on the medicine in the first place, but now Im starting to wonder if she is even on the right medicine?