[saramon3]

Hi, I'm new to PsychCentral, and haven't figured out how to use it, but it looks like this might be a good place to start.
I love reading posts about what it's like to be an adult with BP because I have an 11 year old son diagnosed with a mood disorder (and ADHD, unspecified anxiety and depression disorders, oppositional defiance disorder, and OCD). He's been wanting to kill himself since he was 7, when we decided that talk therapy wasn't cutting it, and we started him on meds. We've tried different things but mainly Concerta, Abilify and Prozac. He currently takes 27mgs Concerta and 30 Prozac and it's taking the edge off, but he still cycles between manic and depressive a lot. In addition he has a learning disability--he's a very slow processor--but high in spatial intelligence. The poor guy is very confused and feels very alone. I would love to hear from adults with BP who may have experienced a similar childhood, or parents who have a similar kind of child.

I'm looking into the Brain Balance center and hoping that neurofeedback can help. I would love to know if anyone else out there has tried neurofeedback.

Thank you!
Needing support in Denver,
Sarah

[kaliope]

hi sarah
I haven't tried neurofeedback but they do it a lot in my area and I have heard about good results. welcome to psych central. you will find we have several forums where you can post about your concerns and receive feedback from other members. you will get a lot of support here. again, welcome

[Victoria'smom]

I have bp and my son has adhd, mood disorder nos and pdd. Lamictal helped a lot. His conserta made him more suicidal when it wore off at night. We sent him to summer camp. He had such a hard start that he had a one on one counselor and deals were made so his melt downs reduced. Everyone was very accepting and he saw other's have similar issues. By the end of the summer he did great over all, to the point we're trying public school. We did learning rx it helped in the short term.

[ADHDhouse]

Originally Posted by saramon3

Hi, I'm new to PsychCentral, and haven't figured out how to use it, but it looks like this might be a good place to start.
I love reading posts about what it's like to be an adult with BP because I have an 11 year old son diagnosed with a mood disorder (and ADHD, unspecified anxiety and depression disorders, oppositional defiance disorder, and OCD). He's been wanting to kill himself since he was 7, when we decided that talk therapy wasn't cutting it, and we started him on meds. We've tried different things but mainly Concerta, Abilify and Prozac. He currently takes 27mgs Concerta and 30 Prozac and it's taking the edge off, but he still cycles between manic and depressive a lot. In addition he has a learning disability--he's a very slow processor--but high in spatial intelligence. The poor guy is very confused and feels very alone. I would love to hear from adults with BP who may have experienced a similar childhood, or parents who have a similar kind of child.

I'm looking into the Brain Balance center and hoping that neurofeedback can help. I would love to know if anyone else out there has tried neurofeedback.

Thank you!
Needing support in Denver,
Sarah

Hi Sarah,

How is your son? I hope he feels better now. I started using neurofeedback half a year ago to treat my anxiety and depression, and I was impressed what modern technology could do. Really wonder how did you find your treatment and whether it helped