Hi,
I was wondering if anyone with direct experience of bipolar disorder could help me out here. Three years ago my sister was diagnosed with bipolar after a manic episode which was induced by Citralopram. She spent 2 weeks in a psychiatric unit after which she was sent home on a drug regime which includes lithium, seroquel and sleeping pills. She has a "no antidepressants to be prescribed" sticker on her file yet 6 times in the past 3 years she has begged her GP for antids to treat her crushing lows and every single time she goes manic, spends loads of money, stops taking her mood stabiliser, engages in risky behaviour, attempts suicide, is sectioned, etc. This is obviously horrendous for her and our family but AIBU to think that her GP should under no circumstances be prescribing antidepressants to a patient with her history? I'm at my wits end. I feel like we're living in ground hog day and there's no talking to her! Would her GP listen to me if I voiced concern?? I don't know what to do. She's manic again at the moment and I'm so worried.
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Wineloffa · 25/09/2016 22:47
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