The following questions are related to ‘Bipolar’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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Q: I need to know what steps I can take to get my 21-year-old daughter help. She will not admit she is depressed and I cannot suggest bipolar to her. So I am not sure how to get her to go for help; she currently lives with me and is a sweetheart for the most [...]
Q: I am 34 years old. When I was 4 my half brother and half sister moved out…and never came back for years. They left me alone with him. He was the reason they left. So I was raised pretty much an only child. My mom worked 3rd shift as a nurse. She left before [...]
Q: I’m 53 years old and female. I’ve recently learned that I have had Bipolar Disorder all of my life. Seems it’s heavy on my Dad’s side of the family. After over ten years of therapy and antidepressants we discovered the Bipolar. Absolutely predictable manic episodes that came on at the same times every year. [...]
Q: Hey I got a question for you guys and gals! I think I might be bipolar… well it’s funny how this whole thing started up, I was at work and one of the cooks was talking about being bipolar and one of my other co-workers was kinda joking and she was like “I bet [...]
Q: I suffer from situational shyness and I’m also bipolar. My bipolar is currently stabilized with carbamazepine and Paxil. I have always been shy to a certain degree but have worked very hard to overcome this stumbling block. When I was in high school I would actually become almost mute due to my anxiety. However, [...]
Q: I am being treated for Bipolar disorder. I am currently taking 400 mg of Seroquel at bedtime. In addition I take Enablex, Trazodone, and Diovan. I have been on this treatment for 3 months. Since I started these drugs I have lost my taste for food. Everything tastes like cardboard. I am 76 years [...]
Q: Can excessively sweaty palms be an indication of the onset of a ‘manic episode’ in someone that has already been diagnosed as having manic episodes and is currently taking Seroquel for this problem? A: Sweaty palms are not associated with the onset of a manic episode. Excessive perspiration, however, is often a side effect [...]
