I didn't have my first manic episodes until my mid 40s. It was the first time I was ever seen by a psychiatrist or took psych meds. He diagnosed by chronic pain as 'somatoform disorder'.. basically it was all in my head... and put me on 60 mg of celexa. When I started being very agitated and unable to relax, having rapid thooughts and unimaginable headaches, he didn't change my meds even though he knew my father is bipolar. I went to the hospital when I started having auditory hallucinations. They also didn't change my meds and released me the same day with 25 mg of seroquel to take for sleep. When I called the mobile unit team a week later I was taken to the hospital. I passed out from the florescent lights that were triggering severe headaches and that they wouldn't turn off. I woke up sectioned (involuntary IP) and have never been the same.

I am hoping that a low dose AP (rexulti) will stave off having any more psychotic delusions and stop any further decline in my mental well-being.