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newsandi · 02-18-2008, 07:14 AM

As you all are aware my son went thru a pretty bad mania stage and was hospitalized for 2 weeks. He will be out tomorrow for 2 weeks. So things are improving. Had a little bit of a stressful weekend but it will get better. The doctors have not stated what he has because they have to evaulate him for months before they can determine that. I am thinking BP1 because of the severe mania he went thru with psychotic behavior and I dont recall much depression in his life. I know when he broke up with a couple girls that he had serious relationships with, he was down in the dumps but who wouldnt be. My question to all of you is...... If he takes his mood stabilizers will he avoid mania. I guess if the meds stop working and they have to be switch in time then could that cause full blown mania. Also, what is a "average" amount of manias a person can actually go thru. I just want to know what to expect and what to look for to catch it before it ever gets to the point it was at. I have never in my life been so scared for what he went thru.
Thanks for all the input.

02-18-2008, 07:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
newsandi Content with my past Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cincinnati Ohio Posts: 643	I think my son has bp I As you all are aware my son went thru a pretty bad mania stage and was hospitalized for 2 weeks. He will be out tomorrow for 2 weeks. So things are improving. Had a little bit of a stressful weekend but it will get better. The doctors have not stated what he has because they have to evaulate him for months before they can determine that. I am thinking BP1 because of the severe mania he went thru with psychotic behavior and I dont recall much depression in his life. I know when he broke up with a couple girls that he had serious relationships with, he was down in the dumps but who wouldnt be. My question to all of you is...... If he takes his mood stabilizers will he avoid mania. I guess if the meds stop working and they have to be switch in time then could that cause full blown mania. Also, what is a "average" amount of manias a person can actually go thru. I just want to know what to expect and what to look for to catch it before it ever gets to the point it was at. I have never in my life been so scared for what he went thru. Thanks for all the input.