Karen,
Thank you so much for your response, I'm also glad to know that I'm not the only person that has a child like this. My daughter has gone to the pediatrician and is being scheduled to see a behavior specialist next month. Thank you again for your input.
I am so glad to be able to find someone with a similar problem as I have been having! My daughter is 8 years old and I was on Xanax while pregnant with her....aside from the differences in medications, the problems seem so similar. My daughter has an explosive temper, when she is good she is the best kid in the world, when she is not behaving, I have to pull the car over to the side of the road to stop her from hitting me etc etc. I was so fed up with talking to doctors that did not see the behaviour (I must have been to 15 different ones) but unless they see the behaviour, they don't seem to help. The good news is that I took her to a behaviour specialist because of the acting out and because she was getting 8 hours or less of sleep per night and he has subscribed a low dose of Imipramine (a anti-depressant) to stablize her mood swings and aid in sleep. And the results have been amazing! She has been on this medication for 3 weeks and everyone that knows her has seen a marked difference, and I don't get yelled at and kicked or hit when I wake her up in the morning.
Dear P,
Lithium definitely should not be taken during pregnancy. It's not possible to assert that your daughter's behavior is the result of your having taken Lithium during part of your pregnancy. Whatever the case, she is now displaying a level of aggression and disorganization well beyond the normal spectrum. When this is the case, professional intervention is necessary. You are doing the correct thing by asking for help. What you need is an evaluation by a child mental health/behavioral health professional. Be reasonable and peristent, not combative.