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Q: bipolar disorder
asked by: mrsot2 on September 18th, 2008
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I was recently diagnosised with bipolar disorder I am on carbamazepine 400mg and seroquel 50mg daily but this is not really helping me. I feel like im going crazy I want to cry all the time or Im just plain mean one of the two. I had a partial hysterectorectomy about 8 months ago but they said my hormone levels are normal. Do you think I was misdiagnosed??
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MandMs
replied on September 19th, 2008
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Although, depression, anxiety and irritability are side effects of hysterectomy, there is no clinical evidence that hysterectomy is associated with an increase in postoperative psychiatric illness.
However, it is well known that, reproduction-related hormonal changes raise the risk of depressive episodes. That happens during and after pregnancy, after delivery, breastfeeding and during menopause (you have surgically induced menopause), and, in a group of susceptible women, the hormonal changes might trigger “normal” mood changes that can then “take on a life of their own.”

Many doctors state that patients should not expect full stabilization of bipolar episodes for at least 3-4 weeks.
Depression does not respond instantaneously to resumed medication, typically taking up to 6 weeks to respond.
Mania may disappear slowly, or it may become depression.
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