My son taking depression medicine past 7 years same medicine but wrong diagnosis but medicine not stopping till now withdrawal symptoms very tough so continues taking which medicine induced unwanted thoughts and music symptoms in him mind what is the reason for this symptoms medicine list lithosun sr800 mg depakote 500 mg sizodon ls nexito 10 please advice me.
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Dear lybrate-user, what is the diagnosis that is wrong? What do you think will be the diagnosis? Who diagnosed him properly - another psychiatrist? If psychiatrist consults at your son's normal mood, you need to give him all the details of previous mood change, how often it comes, how long it lasts and what are the earliest symptoms of your son's mood change (not the reason for it). You should be frank in informing the family history of mental illness, even of dead, suicided and relatives whom he has not seen. What are the withdrawal symptoms? Were they there before he started these drugs? What is latest serum lithium level? Bipolar mood disorder comes in manic, depressive, mixed and normal phase in the same person at different times. It is a lifelong disorder needing lifelong lithosun and depakote in proper dose (blood level). This is for your information.
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You should review your diagnosis and current treatment ,it may be reduce medicine or switching to other medicine ,you have been on medicine for 7 year so reconsult your doctor !
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Your son is suffering from a more serious condition and is being treated for the same. He definitely needs the medication and may have to be on them for a long time. If you are not satisfied with the prescription, you could take him to another psychiatrist for as second opinion. He needs the help of therapy as well and for a long time. There are certain adaptations that will suit him during the elation phase and there are certain behaviors that are required during the depressed phases. In the meantime, he can do certain things that will give him benefits anyway. Emotional therapy will alleviate a lot of the problems faced in this condition because it is a mood disorder. He needs to particularly look at his levels of anger both for its reasonableness and to express it in appropriate manner. I suspect that much of this anger may have origins in early childhood that he may never be aware of it now. This information will help the counselor too. Also he will need to check whether there is any genetic factor involved. He must exercise regularly, eat healthily and sleep normally too. If his motivation and cooperation is good much can be achieved. He 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 he will be inclined to have grandiose notions and confidently believe that he can do without the medication. This will set him 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.
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