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Q: Symptoms After a Manic Episode
I am asking if there is a web site that can give me more info on the after efects of my wifes manic episode. The reason i am asking is that her
doctors are not answering the questions she is asking them. My wife contantly
asks about head aches, no feelings exept anger and sadness, slowed speech after
having to think to much. The doctors don not answer these questions.
Dear Mr. B' --
Some of the symptoms you describe are common after a manic episode,
particularly the sadness and slowed speech (perhaps part of a depression that
is extremely common following a manic phase). Headaches are common when
people shift from one mood state to another, often migraine-like (nausea,
pounding pain, light hurts, quiet is good). As far as a website to consult on
this kind of thing, learning more about bipolar disorder in general by surfing
around to sites where people describe their own manic symptoms might help a
little there. Put "bipolar disorder" in a search engine and work your way
down to page 2 or 3, people's personal sites. There's also
www.bpso.org, a site for "significant
others" of people with bipolar disorders.
Dr. Phelps
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