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Old Jun 21, 2014, 02:04 PM
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One of the things that changed with the new edition is that medication-induced bipolar symptoms are now counted toward a diagnosis of BP. And some of the definitions have also changed, e.g. instead of a "mixed episode" they call it " bipolar x with mixed features" or "psychotic features". I think they're splitting hairs on that one, but I didn't write the book. And bipolar 2 can have mixed features.

I think it would be interesting to do a compare/contrast with bipolar and BPD. A lot of the symptoms do overlap as you know.

I'll try to think of some other stuff later. I have to go see my sister at her assisted living facility, which I don't do very often because she is one of my worst triggers. But duty calls, so off I go.
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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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