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To: Auntie Mame
It sounds to me like she is in the midst of the manic side of bipolar disease. Paxil, the antidepressant she is on, will do nothing but make it worse.

She needs to meet with a Psychiatrist ASAP or if it's an emergency situation go to the emergency room and they will probably send her to their Psych floor and start her on a mood stabilizer such as Lithium, Depakote or an atypical antipsychotic like Risperdol or Seroquel for faster relief.

I think her doctor may recognize she is bipolar in that he gave her Paxil to keep the depression at bay, and also gave her some lesser known mood stabilizers in an attempt to keep her from switching to Mania, but it didn't work.

Mania will resolve itself but who knows how long, and she may have ruined her life at that point. It will most certainly be followed by a crushing depression if not treated correctly.

I am not a doctor but have had to deal with Bipolar disease in a loved one my whole life. In my case the person always refused care until something horrible would happen and she would be taken to the hospital either forcibly or convinced by the Police to check herself in.

I was sworn at, lied to, threatened, etc by this person. But it's worth it when they get the care they need and are back to normal.

23 posted on 06/05/2012 5:07:04 PM PDT by MacMattico
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To: MacMattico

She is already on an atypical antipsychotic, Latuda.


27 posted on 06/05/2012 5:13:50 PM PDT by mtrott
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