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Severe Mood Disorder To Father
This is regarding my father who developed depression in the year 2005-2006 which results in failed suicidal attempt ,due to some office pressure ,he become okay within a month or two thereafter and was under continuous medication ,In 2010-2011 he again developed mild depression symptoms in which he was advised to continue the medications but after his retirement he stops taking medicines even on family insist and slowly developed servere mood disorder ,he developed additions towards bad things , singing and dancing on the road , Consider himself supernatural power ,doing unnecessary arguments ,agitation , even at this age he wander like young boy on the roads on bike disregarding the weather ,disturbing the family, family REPUTATION is being tarnished ,develop addictions etc..He was taking ( Nexito 10 ,Trinicalm Plus 7mg ,Pacitane 2mg ,Larpose 1mg ) ,I am attaching prescription herewith ,so can he restart the medicines again ? His BP is normal and heart rate is normal & Non diabetic.
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Mostly it is bipolar disorder.
Review with psychiatrist and change medications
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Do not restart these medicines without specifically consulting someone and having him assessed. These symptoms are not necessarily suggestive of a depressive episode.
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Consult immediately
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Dr. Upasana Rai
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5 yrs exp
Varanasi
Please consult for detailed evaluation and timely intervention
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Dr. Vishal Bhatt
Psychiatrist
4 yrs exp
Rajkot
It's bipolar like presentation need to add mood stabilizer as current Medicine may aggravte his mood symptoms.. according to my opinion ..
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Dr. L C Sunda
Addiction Psychiatrist
42 yrs exp
Delhi
Hi there,
A detailed medical and psychiatric history is always needed for every patient.In addition, detailed mental status examination is also recommended for every patient to make a diagnosis and management of the case accordingly.
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It’s advisable to take another opinion from the mental health professional considering the present state of mind.As per your description, he appears to be mood disorder like Mania and he should be managed under the care of a mental health professional.
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Dr. Rohit Ranjan
Psychiatrist
5 yrs exp
Patna
Patient needs to be evaluated in detailed
Need more information for reaching appropriate diagnosis
With this history it looked like Recurrent depressive disorder
Medication needs to be changed
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