Bipolar Disorder Questions

Dear Bhooshan,
It depends on whether you get mania or depression, how frequently you get the episodes, how severe the episodes are, how long each episodes last, the understanding of your family, co workers and others about bipolar disorder, etc. Oleanz by itself may not cause any change in sexual performance. Oleanz plus contains Fluoxetine that may cause erectile dysfunction. If you did not have any problem with oleanz plus initially, you may not have any problem in future. It is not a long...more

Dear lybrate-user,
all these are medicines given for bipolar depression. They are good keeping your daughter in good mood. But all drugs have side effects also. If you consult your psychiatrist periodically, she/he will be able to adjust the dose of licarb, depending on the serum lithium level. Flunil and petril may be stopped after improvement of depression.

Dear Lybrate-User,
the same medicine lithium carbonate will be available in canada, not in the same name (lalithium xr). Please check on the dose, calculate total dose per day and check the strength of the tablet that is available. Take a summary of your husband's treatment and prescription from your doctor, to carry medicines for few months in canada. It is better to find a psychiatrist and check serum lithium level with newer company's lithium carbonate.

Your uncle if diagnosed as Bipolar affective disorder need to take mood stabilizer for long term for proper control.There are many covert medication available like syrup valproate,syrup risperidone(sizodone) for non cooperative patients but best way is to contact nearby psychiatrist and if patient is reluctant plan for a home visit.That will be the best for patient.

You should take proper homoeopathic treatment.
Imin homoeopathy we prescribe a single Medicine after complete study which help in all the problems.
You can consult me at lybrate.

There is no connection between using Mychiro tablets and using mobile phone and he might have told you not to use to reduce the side effects of using phone in general

The medication currently you are on are usually considered safe during pregnancy. Yes, dicorate is not safe which you already stopped. Be in touch with your treating psychiatrist if you plan for pregnancy. All the best.

Dear lybrate-user,
Yes, with Dicorate e r 1 gm and qutipin s r 100 itself, it will settle down. Please consult your doctor about increase of dose. Dicorate will be 20 mg/lg body weight. Qutipin according to your symptom control and sedation. Since I don't know your weight and the type of work you do as a nurse, only your doctor can make change of dose, if necessary.

Your problem is that you have not combined medication with therapy. Then I suspect that you discontinued medication on your own and that might have lead to the relapse. Comply with all the medical prescriptions and work in tandem with a counselor for a long time and learn coping skills and techniques to handle the daily challenges you will face. There are certain adaptations that will suit you during the elation phase and there are certain behaviors that are required during the depressed phases....more

It may be for life. Unless, you are willing to work hard with therapy too. Medication is a chemical approach but you will learn no skills or tools to enable your life. So ideally a combination approach will fetch you great results. Comply with all the medical prescriptions and work in tandem with a counselor for a long time and learn coping skills and techniques to handle the daily challenges you will face. There are certain adaptations that will suit you during the elation phase and there are c...more