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Are Extreme Mood Swings A Symptom Of Bipolar?
Hello my husband that is 66 seams to have bipolar symptoms. Symptoms He can be kind one second and blowing up the next. He will blame me for everything that goes wrong . We have loss friends. Our kids don t like to be around him. Friends will say you can t get a word in edgewise when talking to him. He gets mad if I tell him I would like to be part of the conversation . Then he gets mad about that. He never was this way. The old he gets the worse he gets. You name a subject and he will pick out every bad part of that subject. He recently got a part-time job and he lost it when he blew that one of his coworkers . How can I tell him he needs to go to a doctor to get properly diagnose when he hates doctors. Sorry. He says all they Want is my money . Please help Jackie
Wed, 4 Jan 2017
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Mood swings and personality changes at this age could be an early indication of dementia, which may be promoted by other factors such as falls and concussions, vitamin B12 deficiency, prescription drug interactions, dehydration or depression and if the culprit is determined, the symptoms could be reversed or progression could be stopped.
In any case, you need to find the way to get your husband to see a doctor and get a complete checkup to determine the cause. Maybe using a white lie, like telling him you were both offered a free checkup as part of a promotional package or something like that would convince him to accept.
Wishing you both good health and all the best.
Regards,
Dr. Ornela Ademovi
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Mood swings and personality changes at this age could be an early indication of dementia, which may be promoted by other factors such as falls and concussions, vitamin B12 deficiency, prescription drug interactions, dehydration or depression and if the culprit is determined, the symptoms could be reversed or progression could be stopped.
In any case, you need to find the way to get your husband to see a doctor and get a complete checkup to determine the cause. Maybe using a white lie, like telling him you were both offered a free checkup as part of a promotional package or something like that would convince him to accept.
Wishing you both good health and all the best.
Regards,
Dr. Ornela Ademovi
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