Sleep Apnea Treatment

Question by fairywitch: Dealing with Childhood Onset of Bipolar Disorder?
I have a 10 yr old daughter that is a rapidly cycling bipolar disorder sufferer.
She is on several medications and due to past medications she has gained alot of excess weight.
Im not sure how to handle this as her meds make her constatnly hungry and no other meds have worked this well. She wants to eat constantly and its always sweets or carbs. . She is also still having severe mood swings but doctor says that her medication is already at max strength and doesnt want to change to much .

Im at my wits end this poor child has sinus tacycardia, bipolar disorder, moderate mental retardation, explosive personality disorder and impluse control disorder, she also has sleep apnea that is centralized in the brain.

I am so close to looking into group home palcement or institutionalization, because that is what her Psychiatrist says may have to be done, if we cant find a med soon that works.
She is on abilify 20 mg 1x a day
wellbutrin sr 100 mg
trazadone 50 mg at night to help sleep

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Answer by Diva
well if you have other chidren in the home and she is affecting everyday living then I would consider an alternative arrangement with frequent visits esp. if it were to affect my marriage however give it a little more time to see if things change

I wish you the best and can hear your frustration best wishes

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