Re: Bipolar

[Guest guest]

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This sounds very hopeful as I

prepare to start my 14 year old son, who has Aspergers on a very low dose LDN.

I want it to help him with precisely those issues you say have improved. His

temper is so extreme that it is is having a very negative effect on my own

stress levels and most definitely affecting the gains I otherwise might have

with LDN. Im waiting for a holiday time when starting will have least

problematic effect.

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Thanks for being so open

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Nuala

From:

low dose naltrexone [mailto:low dose naltrexone ] On Behalf Of dAVId

Sent: 30 October 2009 00:49

To:

low dose naltrexone ; scecilesmith

Subject: Re: [low dose naltrexone]

bipolar

Not bipolar, but I was dxed with borderline

personality disorder, which is similiar I am told. I still take stablon,

and unlawful serotonin enhancer in the USA. Clinical Trials have said

BP's have a fifty percent shortage of funtioning serotonin receptors.

LDN has improved my symptoms, I can now

feel compassion, empathy, to some degree.

I am no longer totally consumed by my own

needs. I can feel upset, but no longer go into a fit of

rage w/ anger.

It has taken several months to get where I

am, but I think LDN balances our immune system and some where down the

line, balances our hormones as well, which makes my emotional life a lot

easier.

kind regards david

[low dose naltrexone] bipolar

Anyone had any experience with bipolar and ldn?

[Guest guest]

" We have to get back to root cause analysis instead of just lumping a group

of symptoms and making up a new name for them. "

Yes, I agree 99% of the time, but...

It's also good to keep an eye out for other possibilities. A child who is

having mood swings as part of his autism because of how his body copes with

foods, external stimuli, etc., should be treated for the food issues, helped

to deal with the stimuli, etc. But what if by mentioning bi-polar, it

leads you to an understanding that, in fact, in this particular instance,

bipolar is part of the issue, and treatment with lithium makes most of the

issues go away?

I always say that a diagnosis serves only two purposes: tells you what to

put in your search engine and gives you access to funds for treatment.

Beyond that, they don't tell you who the child is or who you are or how the

world should think about you and your kid. BUT, if you put something new in

your search engine and discover that it's a neater fit, now you have a

different set of treatments to consider.

FWIW, I've worked with at least a hundred children on the autism spectrum in

my time. In all that time, only ONE parent considered bipolar to be

relevant (I don't remember who brought it up - not me, tho). She tried

lithium for her child, and it made a big difference to her. She still had

autism, still needed all the other things, but she was much steadier and

happier within herself. 1% is not enough by any stretch to make me say -

hey, you should look into it, but it's enough to remind us that every child

is different and we should give everything a moment's consideration before

tossing it out as just a way of labeling the symptoms.

--

Dena Page, M.Ed., CBA

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