bipolar

SusanJean · Jul 18, 2005

What would you think if someone who had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder tried to throw her shoe at you? insisted to see the bottle her medication came out of, and when you couldn't get ahold of it accused you of attempting to poisin her? and fought so hard that she gave herself bruses from the restraints? the reason i am asking is my friend has done exactly these things. medication did not help her and has now undergone shock therapy and is doing a lot better. although does not remember anything from feburary through about a week ago.

What you describe is not atypical for a manic phase for bipolar disorder. While the medication did not work, at least she has responded to an alternative form of therapy. The downside is memory impairment, but this will probably not worsen. (Most people that opt for "shock therapy" readily accept the temporary memory loss since the symtomatic improvement is so significant.)

I am glad to hear your friend is doing better. Please know that her acting out was part of her illness.

SJ

lpnstudentin2010, LPN · Jul 18, 2005

I am glad to hear your friend is doing better. Please know that her acting out was part of her illness.
SJ

that is what I thought. I just wanted to see if psyc nurses agreed. make sure they did not take it personally.

also I would like to clarify. she used to work at CVS as a phararmisy (spelling?) tech. so that probably had something to do with the requesting to see the bottle her med came out of.