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Hi,
I'm new here. I always posted on Family of Substance Abuse. My daughter has dual diagnosis. She has been clean for about 8 months now. However her bi polar issues are still running rampant. She has bi polar 1. she seemed to be doing pretty well on Seroquil, except she still had a lot of anger. Her doc changed her over to Lithium. So she was coming down form Seroquil and trying to build a level of Lithium and she was off the wall two days ago. She was acting like she was drunk and wasn't, she was argumentive and hyper. It was a real mix. I couldn't reason with her.
Has anyone had this type of experience? Does anyone know how long it takes for the Lithium to build up and level her out? I called her doc and she said do not go off of the Lithium because that is what is going to stabilize her mood. She said she is going through a manic phase because she is coming off of the Seroquil and trying to build up the Lithium.
Any input would be greatly appreciated. I am a concerned mom and I've not seen this type of behavior before.
Thanks.............Lo
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