My brother of 17 years old is suffering from bipolar disorder .Frm nearly 2-3 months. Bt not recovering .Plz give any suggestions to get recover.
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Bipolar disorder is an episodic disorder, each episode takes time to remit between 3 to 6 months. Even then medications like mood stabilizers have to be continued life time. it is a life time episodic disorder with intervening times of normalcy. The episodes can occur once in 5 years or 4 times a year.
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From what you say, it is difficult to make a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. However, that can be a possibility. Only a detailed analysis of symptoms and mental status examination can provide a clear picture. Before that, we could just be rushing to a conclusion because there are several other conditions which may present with a fluctuating mood which include but are not limited to: emotionally unstable personality, soft bipolar disorders, psychoactive molecule influence, etc. Coming to recovery, it is not clear if he has not shown recovery under medications. If medications were given, there are several issues to be considered for an effective treatment including dosage, augmentation, psychopathology etc. The word recovery may not apply to such a chronic and relapsing condition. However, with proper treatment and follow ups, the number of episodes, severity etc can be considerably decreased. In fact there are thousands of individuals who are living normal lives with proper treatments. The most important step for you right now would be to consult a qualified psychiatrist and get a proper diagnosis. Wish you all the best.
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