Re: ---gifted, ADD, Depression\hypomanic related.

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Kate I will look on the internet at this type of illness. I have never felt

I had regular bipolar depression but maybe this is something different.

S.

Re: ---gifted, ADD, Depression\hypomanic related.

>From: Stacimom@...

>

>In a message dated 5/12/99 8:30:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

>joelinda@... writes:

>

><< We will also check into giftedness to see if there is something there

that

>will help us help him, this seems to be a lot of the problem. It's a very

>long complicated story and hard to explain but we all agree to this. Shane

>and Connie both agree to all of this. The general consensus is that

has

>a mito disorder, the parents are unable to deal with it, he will stay with

>them, without help he will die. We must try for a diagnosis and education

and

>help for the parents and help for .

> This will also help all other family members to get help. S. >>

>

>OMG, ...and to think that I posted an hour or so without knowing the

>whole story, some stuff just struck a chord...well I am not known to be

>mito--Staci is adopted...but many of the behavioral things you mention, I

can

>relate to, especially the key words GIFTED, meds for ADD and

DEPRESSION....

>

>Please look into Bipolar, especially type II, hypomanic...if it occurs

before

>age 12, it can be closely related, even coexhist with ADD. I'm living

proof.

> But I was dx as Gifted in maybe 4th grade, and depression/hypomanic just

>over 3 years ago thanks to a friend having it and telling me she thought I

>might have depression too...also the ADD...

>

>Love, Kate

>

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