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Bipolar Disorder
My brother is 17 and was in depression since last 5 months (from Februar). He tried to commit suicide by jumping off the terrace , got many fractures, still was in the thought process of going for another attempt. We took him to a psychiatrist , he gave him medications, which included desvenlafaxine 50mg sizoden plus ( risperidone + trihexphenydil ) 3mg  and rivotril 0.25mg (clonazepam) He took medications for sometime (around 2 weeks) and was getting better , so skipped for a week or two, and again developed depression while was more severe this time . This wine when we consulted , the doctor added more medication with heavy dosage. He was still in depression , then from last 10 days he was having a good time, we thought he is improving , but then from last 5 days he started to have a lot of demands , extremely stubborn behaviour and had a lot of energy , was talking weirdly , was uncontrollable as he wanted to many tasks even though he was getting tired.
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Hello, In Bipolar illness, antidepressant can switch to high phase which is known as manic phase. He needs a mood stabilizer which will help in neither switching him to low nor high phase. These phases comes in episode and they may worsen with time so its advisable not to stop medication till advised. Medication in form of injections are currently prescribed to control his aggression.
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Consult your psychiatrist to know more about bipolar illness and its treatment. You can consult me for any help required.
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