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Mania with anxiety
I am suffering from bipolar disorder I don't have depression I only have mania with hypochondriasis(anxiety) I am using lithium with risperidone my maniac symptoms are controlled my anxiety is worse. Doc tried with ssri Escitalopram it made mania worse but doctor gave me clonzapam but it helps temporarily How to control my longterm anxiety are there any options please suggest...
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Firstly you need lithium level monitoring and assessment of EPS. Also you may need fine tuning of meds. Depending upon the circumstances, therapy may help.
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