daughter has odd adhd and bi poplar is there any thing to help her besides meds and something to calm her dow?

Question

she already on depakota and zepexa and concerta and still hipped up

Answer 1

Watch her diet. No caffeine, low carb diet is good. Make sure she sleeps no more than 8 hours a day. Keep her physicaly activ (sports, walking, etc)

Answer 2

You didn't say how old she was, and what her performance is in school, nor did you define "hyped".. Briefly those conditions are "wiring" problems, and there is no cure, only control...Medications help a child cope with what seems to them a frantic existence....they go from one thing to another, are easily distracted, and everything just goes by them too quickly, or in a chaotic manner. The idea is that perhaps by "learning" proper responses thu the use of medications, by the time the kid is an adult, those learned responses will be come natural -- rather like straightening as tree as it grows and by the time the tree is grown, it will be straight. But this doesn't always work. There are lots of adults still on medications, and they cannot function happily without them. Nothing wrong with that. We as parents get so focused on "drug additions" but we all have addictions -- You are addicted to water, food and air to function normally. And certainly one would not deny insulin to a diabetic, either who is absolutely addicted to that medication that in normal people comes "naturally". So, no, only meds help. But you may wish to be sure her doctor is skilled at mixing a "cocktail" that works just for her. What works for one child will not for another. And, don't take the kid off of the meds for the summer like alot of parents do, then wonder why it is December and their kid is still only beginning to do well in school. Foods don't make any difference, going to a chiropractor is useless as well. Praying and snake oil don't work either.... sorry. When she begins school again, and you and the doctor are juggling the mix, be sure to have at least one teacher keep records, and confer with her doctor weekly, and have the teacher confer with her doctor. If you don't have a physician who wishes to spend this time doing this, find someone else!!!!!

Answer 3

I think she's on TOO much meds. My son has ADHD, and after 9 months of trying different meds, he's finally on concerta himself and it's working great. You should try different options...my son has even been on blood pressure med. before b/c that helps hyperactiveness. Mention that to your doctor. It was just a small dose (1/2 of a 1mg tablet), but seemed to work at the time. I thought we'd never find anything that worked, but you just have to keep trying until you see what's best for her.

Answer 4

Wow tough one aren't all those meds turning her into a zombie already?
I'll tell ya, friend, I strongly suspect that I have some sort of attention definciency, and nothing beats the feeling of having something of interest to actually focus on for a while...
Crafts, hobbies?
Something of interest that she'll want to go back to...

Edit: oh yeah and I hear Red#3 or one of those food colorings can really turn kids into monsters

Answer 5

The meds might have to be adjusted. There's really not much else you can do except tell the doc the combo isn't working. Keep trying til you find the combination of pills that does the trick. It takes a while, sometimes. Good luck!

Answer 6

Occupational Therapy works WONDERS!!

Have you seen a behavioral specialist???

Meds can help, but they are NOT always the answer!

My son has high functioning autism, and Occupational Therapy (which he gets through school) has changed our life!

Read the book..."The Out of Sync Child" It may not apply to all your issues with your child, but it will help you!!

Also, there is Karate...a good form of Occupational Therapy and there is also Hippo Therapy which is horseback riding!

Good luck!!!
Sending you hugs...I know how hard this can be!!
xoxo

Answer 7

Try feeding her right. Anything with sugar, food coloring, caffeine or monosodium glutamate can cause problems in many children. Stop feeding the child out of fast food restaurants and cereal boxes and perhaps the drugs will not be necessary.

Answer 8

well i hope the medicine will help i am on that also i am a 40 year old bipolar also and just want and see if the medicine helpes well for me i stay busy until i get sleepie OK

Answer 9

Try introducing her to different activities like painting, drawing, sports, video games, etc......

Answer 10

try taking her to counseling and ask for a good counselor they help very well