Posted by Solstice on March 1, 2012, at 18:21:58
Last night - Moon took her 10 mg Saphris - no lithium. This is her 4th day without lithium.
She seemed fine this morning. The school nurse called at 10:30. Moon was fine during 1st period, but when she got to 2nd period she felt disoriented, like she couldn't remember anything she'd done that week. She was anxious, couldn't participate in class, staring blankly. The teacher escorted her to the nurse. The teacher and nurse described her as slurring her words - and obtunded. Her blood pressure and pulse are erratic - have been fairly high off and on. It was 133/94 and 124p at 10am, but I just took it at 6pm and it was 102/69 70p.
I was able to get Moon in to see her psychiatrist early tomorrow morning.
After I got her home, she seemed a little better, except she has had a really bad headache since yesterday. She was relaxed though, and did not seem to have trouble talking. She asked if she was going to school tomorrow, and I told her probably not. She was upset, because she has two tests. But she said she wasn't prepared for them.
I am really struggling to figure out where her symptoms are coming from.
- bipolar hypomania
- bipolar depression
- a medication
- a combination of medications
- going off a medication
- anxiety over being so behind in school
- some viral thing (she feels nauseated - but is it because her head hurts?)The nurse told me that she is just not functioning... and her issues are becoming disruptive for the other students. They worry about her, and it has just turned into a real problem, which I really do understand.
Moon has been on 10mg Saphris now for 9 days, but it was combined with 900 mg Lithium until 4 days ago.
Any ideas?
Solstice
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