Psychotic disorder due to medical condition
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Mayo Clinic is one of the best premiere clinics in USA, but due to lots of patient loads, they may not be able to give full time to him.
I would surely recommend him to have a frank consultation with the neurologist as well as Psychologist and an occupational therapist.All of them will help him in a combined effort.A combined doctor's teamwork will really rule out the faking part/reality part.Once we are clear on this, maybe they will take the issue seriously.
MDD, in remission, r/o depression due to general medical condition (vestibular injury), adjustment disorder with depression/anxiety, partner relation problems, alcohol abuse. Axis 2: Personality disorder NOS with paranoid traits. Axis 3: post surgery orthopedic condition, chronic peripheral vestibular deficit
Shortly after second hospitalization, lost my job. Took new job and moved to new city three months later.
what is "A" Polar. Possibly I sisunderstood the term. Is there something called "A Bi-Polar"? It's supposed to mean ;never down, aways up...instead of "Bi-Polar"; severe up and down or high and low moods. I'd really like to know if this is a real diagnosis of a disorder or a doctor is not telling me the whole story. I do have a geat way of not letting things get me down.
Regardless if a person has thoughts or ideas that show a strong departure from reality or reality testing that is generally considered psychotic. Mania and depression are easier to explain. If a person only has psychotic thoughts during moodswings that is generally classified as bipolar with psychotic features. That is of course treatable. See a psychiatrist you trust more and ask them why they see what they are diagnosing in you and how it can be treated.
I would have her see a neurologist to rule out any neurological disability (its common for elderly people to have transient ischemic attacks and be unaware of it and it cause some long term residual damage) Also it is important to understand that there is concern about the use of anti-psychotics in the elderly due to long term side effects. If any aspect of her condition was dementia Namenda could be used.
They can be primary psychiatric diagnoses, such as schizophrenia, or they may be associated with another neurological disorder such as a movement disorder like that seen in Huntington’s disease. Furthermore, psychotic episodes may be an acute change like that seen in delirium, stroke, or seizure. Depending on the complete history, including family history, associated symptoms, and clinical examination, imaging findings will likely be in different anatomical locations.
Not being american I am not sure, in Australia ive just checked and Bipolar and the like are disqualifiers and infact would lead to a medical disability discharge according to an army nurse friend of mine I spoke to today - Any disease with the capacity for mania and or psychoses is an no no for the Aussie military so one would assume that its the same for the US Army - My friend tells me that the Australian Army requires a full medical and psych check up and access to medical records includin
I give him meds every day. He has high cholesterol also, so I am giving him meds every morning and night. I have Hashimoto's which can cause all kinds of mental problems and was wondering if maybe there is some physical reason for this. His aunt (father's sis) died of a brain tumor 4 years ago, but he says he doesn't have head aches. His mother was adopted so there is no medical history past hers.
I am sorry to hear about your medical problems. Stelazine is prescribed due to psychotic disorders like schizophrenia. So, if it was stopped, then some other medication should be started in its place. Your symptoms are probably a part of the psychotic disorder you suffer from. It is unlikely to be the side effect of medication, as any side effect of medication would stop soon after stopping the medication.
It is important to get a complete psychiatric assessment to evaluate what could be wrong.
Hm, not sure if there is an actual disorder out there by psychiatrists. I guess I'd think about this. Is she psychotic where she really believes the child is hers and dangerous? OR, is she just loving the child and wishing the child was hers? Ha, this is true that I have an older sister that had kids before me. I adored her kids. I call them my first children (still do). I wanted to be with them all the time.
My son says that he personally doesnt want to to to the psychoterapy because in his opinion he is healthy and doesnt need help. My lawyer told me that I should stop insisting that my son talks so my son will eventually miss me and call me but I cant do it because I am worried about him!!!
What in your opinion should I do???
Not every breakdown is psychotic. I had a complete mental breakdown about 16 years ago or so which lead to 3 years of crushing depression - my illness course leaves me prone to this type of breakdown.
However not being on meds? Dont know - i went nearly 15 years not on meds and i thought i was fine until I wasnt and went psychotic manic, so you might be fine for a long time as well.
And I wasnt fine, I was hypomanic and looking back had at least 3 mini breakdowns and burnouts in that time.
I am not a medical proffesional and I do have Bipolar Disorder but I imagine that when chemicals are upset in the brain anything is possible. The brain is where all thoughts start so when a defect occurs so does a deffective thought occur. I would defiently have the little one seen by a doctor for future counseling. That is a strong emotion to deal with at 11 years old.
If someone has a headache and an arachnoid cyst, just given the statistical probabilities, they are more likely to have a headache unrelated to the cyst than to have headaches caused by the cyst. Similarly, in a patient with bipolar disorder and an arachnoid cyst, the likelihood is that the cyst is NOT causing the psychiatric disorder. Having said this, it depends on several factors, including the location and size of the cyst, and more importantly its effect on surrounding brain structures.
I've been dealing with bipolar disorder since 2012 and I've gone through 4 hospitalizations due to the manic/psychotic breaks. I've also suffered a few milder hypomanias during last 6 years but I feel exhausted ALL the time I'm not in a mania. I could sleep for hours and still feel extremely tired. It's gone as far as I am calling sick from time to time because I literally am not capable of getting out of bed.
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