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If you love someone with bipolar and this person has children… the children can have bipolar as well. Here are a few tips to help you navigate this tricky situation. 1. Bipolar is GENETIC. The child either has it or doesn’t. But this doesn’t mean it is going to express itself. In order to make sure a child with bipolar in the family never gets the kind of bipolar that comes from an outside substance, please do the following. – No SSRI or SNRI antidepressants ever. This is a solid NEVER when there is bipolar in the family. – No steroids of any kind. Always look for alternatives. Steroids greatly increase the risk of genetic bipolar becoming active bipolar. – NO CANNABIS. I can’t stress this enough. Today’s weed has very [ Read More ] |
Listen to Julie’s latest interview on bipolar disorder and mental health in children, teens and adults on the Mom Brain Podcast with Hilaria Baldwin and Daphne Oz.
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Well, we certainly don’t bounce back. We crawl back into the world on our hand and knees. Then we stand a bit and finally we can walk again. A metaphor of course, but you know what I mean! I am getting over a week of rapid cycling caused by a medication. The medication was working, so it’s sad that the side effects were too much for me to handle. There are mood swings and body twitches to deal with, but I will survive. When you get sick, it’s as though your body has run a marathon. You must give yourself time to get better. You won’t want to do this. You want to just get back to life. It doesn’t work that way. The body needs what it needs. Be nice to yourself. 
