A GP is not trained to recognize and treat psychiatric problems...they tend to dismiss everything as depression and/or anxiety and medicate accordingly, which can be disastrous for people with bipolar. Please get a referral to a psychiatrist, who can suss out the more subtle symptoms and make a proper diagnosis (it may take more than one visit).
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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
Please come visit me @ http://bpnurse.com
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