Top Questions on Living with Bipolar Disorder
Usermy father aged 64, has a medical history of bipolar disorder since past 5 years, he is on continuous medication and ...
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You need to get him checked immediately with blood tests and scans to find out what is wrong and take remedial measures. Good luck
Doctor, how long should I take lithium tablets? Should it be taken for a lifetime or there is a specific time to stop th ...
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Your doctor may prescribe lithium for long periods of time (months or years). It's important to continue treatment, even when you feel well. Lithium is not a cure, but it is able to help control symptoms and prevent relapse while you are taking it. For probable betterment by alternative, pl talk in details by booking audio or video call.
My 16 year old daughter was diagnosed with bipolar type 2 3 years ago. She has since been on mood stabilizer and medicat ...
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I think your daughter may be treated for Bipolar 1. I suggest you take her immediately to a counselor and treat her with talk therapy too. In her later adolescence, there are likely to be some unresolved issues that may go as far as prenatal influences. It comes up at this time seeking a resolution. But unfortunately not many are aware of this and will go untreated and compound the disorder. Both parents must also accompany her to help trace the problems encountered in childhood. There are certain adaptations that will suit her during the elation phase and there are certain behaviors that are required during the depressed phase. In the meantime, she can do certain things that will give her benefits anyway. Emotional therapy will alleviate a lot of the problems faced by this condition because it is a mood disorder. She needs to particularly look at her levels of anger both for its reasonableness and to express it appropriately. I suspect that much of this anger may have origins in early childhood that she may never be aware of now. This information will help the counselor too. Also, you will need to check whether there is any genetic factor involved. She must exercise regularly, eat healthily, and sleep normally too. If her motivation and cooperation are good much can be achieved. She must have a time-structured schedule filled with interesting and reasonable activities and it must be monitored for compliance and delivery. The reason I say this is that many times she will be inclined to have grandiose notions and confidently believe that she can do without the medication. This will set her back many months in the treatment and delay and sabotage the recovery: forewarned you are forearmed. If this combination of medication with therapy is maintained for at least three years without any episodes or breakdowns, it is possible to taper the medication in consonance with the doctor. Her age is in her favor if she cooperates.
I am 37 years old bipolar disorder patient and under treatment and taking regular medicine for bipolar since 10 years. S ...
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You need psychological counseling and psychological autosuggestion therapy through the online process for three weeks without any medication for the permanent solution of your psychological problems of bipolar disorder. You can contact me for this on Lybrate website or direct contact me for this on mobile. Thank you.
My father 67 years ,is known case of bipolar mood disorder under drug aripol and parkin now .he is now develop difficult ...
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Needs evaluation by ent Dr. to ruke out dysphagia.
I am suffering from bipolar since childhood but I got to know about it recently. My head is aching a lot and my body hur ...
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I am sorry to hear about your concern but will be happy to assist you. The exact cause of bipolar disorder is unknown. Experts believe there are a number of factors that work together to make a person more likely to develop it. These are thought to be a complex mix of physical, environmental and social factors. Let's connect over a call so that we can discuss your concern in details and make a treatment plan for you.
What is the difference between substance induce bipolar and genetic bipolar do we have to eat medicine. For life long in ...
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I am sorry to hear about your concern but will be happy to assist you. People with drug-induced bipolar disorder have similar mood shifts and symptoms as people with bipolar disorder. The difference between the two is that people with drug-induced bipolar disorder tend to have their symptoms go away after 1 month of stopping drug use. Let's connect over a call so that we can discuss your concern in details and make a suitable treatment plan for you.
Sir I treatment my wife in your undertaking. She has some problem. Medicine which you prescribed were lithosun 300 & cit ...
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Dear lybrate-user, please discuss your problem with your treating psychiatrist. There could be many reasons for refusing sex. Your wife might be in depression where she does not enjoy sex. Citapure may cause some side effect that she doesn't like sex. She may have other social reasons for refusing. She may be even afraid of pregnancy since she is on lithosun that might sometimes harm her child in the womb.
Taking lithosun sr 400 carispec 1.5 since long with panazep 12.5 but no improvement. ...
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Dear Pradeep, I don't know, since how long you are taking these medicines. I don't know the diagnosis of your disorder. All these 3 medicines have been started at a low dose for you to tolerate the side effects. After 2-3 weeks, it will be increased to an effective dose. Then, there will be improvement. Please inform your doctor about the effective medicine and dose of it, in your previous episode.
Hello doctor mujhe bipolar disorder hai kafi time se pareshan hun mujhe divalproex sodium tablet 500 mg 1 and lamotrigin ...
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You are on suboptimal prophylactic dosage of medicines, possibly you are experiencing subsyndromal affective symptoms. Medicines need to be titrated in you which is possible only with consultation. Moreover you need to learn chronological and behavioral aspect of disorder in order to sustain normal mood state. This is an important aspect of bipolar disorder which if taken care along with medicines makes excellent outcome.
