Switching from Intuniv to Risperdal

Published on April 28, 2012 by brandyellen in Brandy's Life, mood disorder

My son has tried all sorts of medications, the first process with our now five year old son was at age 2 to start figuring out what would assist him in sleeping. Never having slept through the night and being up for hours on end unable to slow his brain down to sleep, we were

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My Son Will Not Live That Life

Published on April 22, 2012 by brandyellen in Brandy's Life, children, mood disorder, parenting

Ever since my five year old son was born I knew something was different about him, but I swore it was only because I felt not ready to be a mom. Honestly, I had zero interest in being a mother again but I was pregnant and about to have another child. I blamed myself for

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It’s Frustrating When Your Child, or You Are “Different”

Published on April 21, 2012 by brandyellen in Brandy's Life, mood disorder

I honestly hate the word different as it is pertains to defining any human being, I prefer the word unique because every person is unique in their own way. If you have kept up with the What Would you Do Show on ABC, then you know they seek out various situations and try to see

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Sometimes We all Need a Good Cry

Published on April 12, 2012 by brandyellen in Brandy's Life, children, mood disorder, parenting

I am a firm believer that a good cry, the release of tears, can honestly make a person move forward quicker and feel better faster. What happens when you feel so bottled up that you can’t cry though? That’s me. I used to be a cry baby, cried over anything, extremely sensitive {okay I am

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I Miss Card Games Before Bed Without Mood Switches

Published on April 3, 2012 by brandyellen in Brandy's Life, mood disorder

I have always been big on everyone sitting down to dinner together, it gives us time to discuss our days and really learn to communicate as a family but what do I do during bedtime routine when J is putting K down to sleep? Well that’s easy, Ki, Aj and I get together to play

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Being Five with a Mood Disorder #bipolar #health #parenting

Published on October 22, 2011 by brandyellen in Brandy's Life, children, mood disorder, parenting

It’s so much fun when I am out in public with my son Aj and he is in one of his bad mood days, really it is. Most parents look at me as if I have an out of control bad child when in all reality I have a child who has a mood disorder.