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Suggest Treatment For Bipolar Disorder

Hi my name is Jessica Potvin and i have family members in my family whom are bipolar and i am experiencing alot of problems within the last year that i would like to ask. First off i am 25 years old and i have 3 little boys. I am constantly fighting with my Husband over stupid things. I tend to cry alot when he says something to me that is not even mean. I also tend to tnrow things when i get angry and just hollar for no reason at all. My moods change frequently and i dont know why. One minute i will be watching tv very happy and the next i feel very irritable and crabby and that i have to do something. I feel sad most of the time and i do not sleep very good at night. just having my hair touch my face wrong sets me off. I would like to be able to discuss issues with my husband but every time we try it seems that i become very angry and start hollering and crying and thinking that i am the worst person in the world. I love my boys very much and i get very angry at them to the point where i feel annoyed and want to scream. I have really bad hot flashes, feel very lazy most of the time with spurts of uncontrollable energy. I see a doctor on the 14th but i just want an opinion of what to expect. I never give myself credit for anything and i constantly feel like whatever i am doing is wrong. I am just tired of my spurts affecting me being happy and letting my family be happy also. please let me know what you think. thank you
Mon, 3 Nov 2014
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Hi dear,
thank you for your query.
First of all as your family member is suffering from bipolar illness so there may be chance of bipolar disorder in you than other.
but for proper diagnosis detail and mental status examination is necessary.
what ever you described about you is suggestive of you have depression and due to that you sometimes feel annoyed.
also we need to assess your premorbid personality for better diagnosis.
there are many treatment ways and depends on severity of symptoms and mental status examination.
as you are having family history than there is chance that the treatment by which your family member improved same treatment also helps you.
mood stabilizer medicationa and electro convulsive therapy you.
Thank you
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Suggest Treatment For Bipolar Disorder

Hi dear, thank you for your query. First of all as your family member is suffering from bipolar illness so there may be chance of bipolar disorder in you than other. but for proper diagnosis detail and mental status examination is necessary. what ever you described about you is suggestive of you have depression and due to that you sometimes feel annoyed. also we need to assess your premorbid personality for better diagnosis. there are many treatment ways and depends on severity of symptoms and mental status examination. as you are having family history than there is chance that the treatment by which your family member improved same treatment also helps you. mood stabilizer medicationa and electro convulsive therapy you. Thank you