Posted by HappyGirl on January 1, 2004, at 23:53:28
In reply to Any advice about meds?, posted by cherdi814 on January 1, 2004, at 20:12:35
Hi:
The med. combo. your daughter is on might be problematic to her behaviour. In Bipolar, whether adolescent/adult, needs a good mood stabilizer such as Depakote, Lithium and more to search. Topamax is M.S., however a sort one of the weakest M.S. among others, even some of Bps taking as 'add-on' Mood stabilizer, because this med. is good for 'weight-loss' property, unlile most M.S. Then, it seems to need more conventional M.S., such as Depakote, Lithium and more to say. Lamical is a good med., both M.S. and Dep. effects and a good reputation among Bps.
Rage/anger is major and annoying problem among Bps., for this, her pdoc. should put her on more aggressive med. regimen. In my knowledge along with personal experience, atypical psycho-med. such as Zyprexa, Risperdal and Seroquel is one of the best meds. for rageous form of Bp, called 'dysphoric mania.'
Also, Bipolar and BPD is very similar in regard to its characteristics that in turn has similar rx. Even, just one name, Bipolar is enough, ... without adding BPD. Because, Bipolar and BPD is practically same/similar M.I. Even ODD might be a part of her Bipolar, if not severe form.Unlike regular form of depression without compexity, Bipolar is fairly complex in regard to dx and rx. Besides this, your daughter going through transitional period from childhood to adulthood that might bring more psychological problem on her daily life, especially among her peers/school.
In my suggestion, not only med. regimen also try to get 'psycho-therapy/counselling' to ease her emotional tension and stress, because 'stress' is #1 enemy once dealing with M.I., especially Bipolar.
H.G.
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