just asking if anyone has experienced, seen or heard of this behavior or what might happen if a doc gave bipolar med to someone who isn't. realize this isn't professional advice but there are a lot...
why no help here? i see there were many views. posted this on the depression board but it was suggested that this may be a more appropriate forum for my question. here's what i see: affect is totally...
what are the signs one might see if a patient is misdiagnosed and given the wrong medicine? am wondering because my a family member was quickly diagnosed with bipolar disorder and given luvox and...
it's difficult to explain. his affect is totally atypical for his personality circular talking / evasive conversation lack of empathy extreme sense of well being impulsiveness anyone please?...
the disney trip was for the entire family and the extended family as well. he was looking forward to it and still is, but must realize he can't go now. i had a good cry before and probably will again...
so now it seems we are back to square one. apparently the meds aren't working as they should. he's discharged from the hospital but with the same self-defeating thoughts as before. thank goodness one...
okay so now i think my post was premature. he was called back to work today and decided to go in. they asked him to do a double shift which he agreed to. when he told me that i thought it was too...
my son was discharged last week. we went to the outpatient counseling center for an intake and he'll be assigned a therapist and psych doctor at the end of the month. he says he's okay but then again...
he goes to art therapy sometimes and music listening but other than that he isn't getting any "therapy." today he said he was feeling better and the cogentin has helped with the involuntary muscle...
j, thanks for sharing. my son has a lot of talents but says he doesn't enjoy them. singing, writing music and playing a lot of instruments to name a few and he has even won awards for some of them....
today he said they were considering ect. it's only been two weeks since he's been on the meds. any thoughts about this? success stories, side effects etc....
thanks for the words of encouragement karen....
today we had a meeting with his psychiatrist, a social worker my son, myself and my wife. they agreed to take him off one to one supervision because he wont hurt himself in the hospital. because it's...
thanks for all of your support. after his attempt my son told us he had been thinking about it for some time. btw, his personality from when he was a young boy has always remained very even tempered...
our 18 year old son was recently admitted to the hospital for a suicide attempt. he didn't display any typical symptoms but we have a history of depression in the family. the psych doctor prescribed...