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I think I have a bipolar disorder, one doctor confirmed, one said may be mild chances, many said ocd, anxiety,secondary depression. I am very worried about a wrong diagnosis, I have been prescribed fluoxetine 40 mg, 2.5 mg olanzapine and 0.5 mg etilaam in the name of ocd. Will this help me incase I have bipolar. I think etilaam should be excluded and also the doctor will do the tapering assuming I have ocd and depression. Shown to a lot of doctors. Some have recommended fluvoxamine with olanzapine or etilaam. Need time to finalize the doctor. Kindly throw light on safe bipolar medication even if mis or undiagnosed. Also 3 years back had ocevox50, olizmd,ezolent plus and oximed which worked fine, I left it on my own after a year's time. I have racing thoughts, no emotional fluidity, slowed brain and speech, difficulty in constructing ideas or arranging thoughts in mind, each one ruled out schizophrenia, I am impulsive, keep changing topics, I argue and I am talkative.

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Psychiatrist•Bangalore
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Dear lybrate-user,
bipolar disorder is a longitudinal diagnosis. Since you keep changing the doctors, each one sees you at a cross sectional time. Ocd, depression, anxiety etc are common diagnosis during depressive episode. Now that you have recurrent episodes and one episode of racing thoughts, argumentative and over talkative, bipolar disorder is a possibility. Please consult with one psychiatrist with all the prescriptions of previous doctors. If you can, take one family member who has ob...more
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Hello, schizophrenia is a disorder characterised by delusions, hallucinations, fear, anger, and negative symptoms like reduced motivation, speech and activity. It does have exacerbations and remissions, but frequent episodes every 15 days is seen more commonly in mood disorder. There are drugs available for refractory schizophrenia. Also optimising dose of current anti psychotics with addition of a mood stabilizer is helpful. Ect is used to treat schizophrenia, particularly for positive symptoms...more
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Psychiatrist•Davanagere
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Hi there ~
I am glad that you asked this question. Although this is an open forum and there would be limits to confidentiality that would be breached if I would answer your question fully, I will give you some information regarding the depressive disorder. I am however unable to prescribe medications or give you specific advice regarding counseling or therapy in your situation as it would be considered confidential and private. In that case I recommend that you book an online appointment aft...more
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These drugs are important for your treatment and recovery. Instead of stopping on your own you should have consulted the doctor and described the side effects. You should have also combined medication with some counseling for the best results. Now you have lost that opportunity and because of your age, it is important to restart only with a medical prescription and evaluation. Do not self-medicate and also you have to be carefully monitored during use for exactly the reason you quit: the side ef...more
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Cognitive dysfunction can possibly be attributed to both: your illness, as well as the medications you are taking. It is however essential that you take the medication as prescribed by your psychiatrist. Do not modify, alter, stop or change any medications on your own. The best thing would be to approach your treating doctor with this problem so that they can make any changes (if required) in your prescription.
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Psychologist•Palakkad
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Dear user. I can understand. You are HEALTH ANXIOUS, it seems. Hypochondriasis is an Obsession with the idea of having a serious but undiagnosed medical condition. Health anxiety is not a serious mental disorder but without proper treatment the person affected could be depressed and continuously engaged in negative thoughts. I suggest online counseling, cognitive Behavior Therapy and Relaxation therapy. Take care.
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