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These are the side effects of both the medicines your mother is taking. It should normalize in a few weeks, but it is better to consult your doctor who prescribed these for the side effects to understand the extent of the same. In the meantime can you kindly specify if your mother's condition is severe or she is able to manage her day well and cope with her condition too? Is she also going through counseling to increase and acknowledge her self-awareness around her bipolar condition? What are th...more
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I can understand the problem you are facing from such a long time. 22 year of long illness without recovery even when you are compliant with medication. What I suggest is to rule out other possibility causing depression such as thyroid or having bipolar mood disorder. Sometimes we miss out hypomania episode as depression covers it. A mood chart will benefit you in that. Adding a mood stabilizer like lithium will cover your bipolar illness and augment your antidepressant treatment as we...more
I can understand the problem you are facing from such a long time. 22 year of long illness without recovery even when you are compliant with medication. What I suggest is to rule out other possibility causing depression such as thyroid or having bipolar mood disorder. Sometimes we miss out hypomania episode as depression covers it. A mood chart will benefit you in that. Adding a mood stabilizer like lithium will cover your bipolar illness and augment your antidepressant treatment as we...more
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common mental health problem. Symptoms typically include recurring thoughts and repetitive actions in response to the recurring thoughts. A common example is recurring thoughts about germs and dirt, with a need to wash your hands repeatedly to "clean off the germs" However, there are many other examples like sexual thoughts, counting, checking, orderliness, etc. The usual treatments are cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), a selective serotonin reuptake i...more
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I would like to know more about your diagnosis and how long you are on these medications. I would also like to give you information on quetiapine which is an antipsychotic and it also has antidepressant properties. You have to take medications that are agreeable to you with minimal side effects. So it's better to minimise the number of medications taken in the same group (eg to avoid combing 2 antipsychotics or 2 antidepressants). You will benefit from a review of medications after knowing the f...more
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use of ssris in bipolar patient is common but it comes with a price. Common side effects in men include decreased libido and difficulty getting an erection. Some men have trouble maintaining an erection. Men taking antidepressants also report delayed or blocked orgasm. Fortunately, ayurveda has an answer to that.
use of ssris in bipolar patient is common but it comes with a price. Common side effects in men include decreased libido and difficulty getting an erection. Some men have trouble maintaining an erection. Men taking antidepressants also report delayed or blocked orgasm. Fortunately, ayurveda has an answer to that.
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Endogenous depression .best treatment avialble is Ultra Brief Pulse therapy. Total 6=8 times - with a gap of 2-3 days - recover completely for details of this therapy google it. We are having it.
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