Posted by Chris A. on April 3, 2000, at 23:33:08
In reply to Bipolar Family, posted by Cynthia on April 1, 2000, at 10:41:51
Cynthia,
(((hugs)))) sigh....If you can get a hold of it, Dr. Steven L Dubovsky's book "Mind-Body Deceptions: The Psychsomatics of Everyday Life," has an excellent discussion differentiating ADHD/ADD and bipolar. He also shares some thoughts on treating children. He is the leading psychopharmacologist in the Rocky Mountain Region of the US. The book is out of print, but your local library may have it. If all of us Babblers demanded it, perhaps we could get another printing. One review has said that for the intelligent layman that this is the most useful book available on contemporary psychiatry. Dr. D. answers a lot of the questions that are asked on this list in this book. Obviously, he doesn't answer some of your really hard ones, as he's not God.
You've probably seen some of the mention of Omega Threes, or essential fatty acids here. I'd be tempted to heavily supplement the whole family. I put flax seed on my cereal and keep Salmon oil by my water cooler. The amounts of EPA and DHA that were found to be successful in stabilizing bipolar in the Massachusetts General study were huge - 6.2 and 3.4 grams respectively. Taking 20 - 25 capsules a day is a bit of a challenge. The abstract on that study can be found on medline or wherever you look for such. I wish you well.
Chris A.
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