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Old Jul 21, 2013, 03:30 AM
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I recently had a psychiatrist tell me it is not uncommon for cycles or episodes to become more frequent as a patient gets older.
Well, now THERE'S a happy thought....... But it does seem to be happening that way, although the episodes are shorter and somewhat less intense now that I'm on multiple medications.

Which is why I'm glad I can't see into the future---if I knew I was going to wind up like some of my nursing-home residents with bombed-out minds and horrible psychoses, I'd rather check out now, thank you very much.
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DX: Bipolar 1
Anxiety
Tardive dyskinesia
Mild cognitive impairment

RX:
Celexa 20 mg
Gabapentin 1200 mg
Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM
Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN
Lamictal 500 mg
Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression)
Trazodone 150 mg
Zyprexa 7.5 mg

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