Posted by Veronica on September 10, 2000, at 19:46:38
In reply to Re: MAOI personality change?, posted by SLS on September 10, 2000, at 16:44:27
Thanks to both of you for your comments.
Yes, he does eat foods that he's not supposed to, but we were of the understanding that these may cause physical symptoms, not emotional ones? He was told it was ok to try small amounts of the foods that may cause problems and see how they affect him. He has not had any immediate reactions to various cheeses or beers. He has been having head pressure though, so the pdoc just this week gave him a blood pressure tester to borrow until he gets his own. So far the bp has been normal.
We did think his mother was manic, but were told that her mood swings were too quick to be mania. In other words, she'd be fine one minute & a monster the next.
I think his psychiatrist is a good doctor, but a lot of times you have to tell her what you want, what you think would work or what's wrong. She doesn't tell you what you need. We do have insurance but are only allowed so many visits per year. She tries to limit the visits by talking to him on the phone occasionally & he just calls for his refills. There's not a lot of in-office contact.
I'm not in a rush to condemn my husband as a bad person. I haven't stuck with him through all we've gone through these past years for nothing. I believe he has great potential to be a wonderful person. It never occurred to me until a couple days ago that the meds may be causing his recent change for the worse. I'll have to approach him about this and see what he thinks.
Thanks again
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