Another thing to add about my use of the word "recovery"... she has been struggling with psychosis daily through all of this. That is the biggest symptom we want to see end. We know it starts with sleep. Due to family and health history, she's not a good candidate for seroquel, and risperidone has adverse effects on her. Both of those would of course be first line treatment otherwise. I asked about ziprasidone (works well in me), but her psych doc thinks it is probably not strong enough for how bad her symptoms are, and is considering more like zyprexa (I don't remember all the generic names).
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My labels:
Bipolar 1 w/ psychosis
PTSD
GAD
SAD
ADHD
Current meds:
1500mg divalproex sodium
3mg alprazolam
0.5 mg triazolam PRN
assorted non psych meds.
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