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 [...]
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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 of [...]
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Q: My mum needs to know how to get her partner to acknowledge he has cyclothymia disorder. We want him to get help but don’t know how to approach him about it. We have got info about it and it matches him perfectly except for the drugs and alcohol which he does not use.
A: People [...]
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Q: Lately (the past few days) things have seemed like it’s all just a dream, even though I KNOW that it’s not…well…I kinda don’t anymore, I’m so confused, but anyway… I tried seeing what people thought on a forum and told them about it, but I have yet to get a response that will help [...]
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Q: This is a question involving bipolar. My husband is dual diagnosis bipolar 1, rapid cycling, borderline personality disorder that is currently medically compliant, but resistant, and currently is sober, but still cycles. I have read all about bipolar and symptoms, etc. However, no one ever talks about the personal hell bipolar spouses go through [...]
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