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What causes aggressiveness, loss of memory and loss of co-ordination?
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In 2006 I noticed a change in my wife’s personality. Her mother was dying of Cancer and not one to give up she tried every thing like alternative medicines, etc. Nothing helped and her mother passed away and it looked like my wife could just not get over her death. 4 years have passed and she still gets upset on occasions. She has short ( one to three day ) episodes where she would become ultra sensitive, usually on special occasions like the birthday and death anniversary of her mother and any one else for that matter. She gets upset and takes on the worries of all her sisters and any one’s death even remotely connected. The symptoms are: Aggressiveness, loss of memory during the episode, trouble sleeping or mostly sleeping ALL day. Slight loss of coordination, where she would trip or become unstable easily. Other than that her senses are intact and she is one of the most amazing women I know. Even during the episode, when she is not sleeping she will continue to do charity work, take care of household chores, etc. During these episodes, her sexual appetite seems to increase but while in the act, she is “out of it”.These episodes are always “event based” and I am trying to understand what is wrong with her. She does not have any epileptic fits or anything. She smokes and also drinks alcohol on weekends. However, when she does drink she goes on a binge. And usually after, she has an episode and especially during her menstruation. Please help in diagnosing her.
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Hi , thank you for using Health care magic.Sorry to hear about your wife and her loss.The symptoms you have describe gives hint about possibility of unresolved grief. Second possibility of bipolar mood disorder is also present , episodes of hypo-mania are precipitated by stress like birthday or death anniversary. Substance use like alcohol usally complicate the presentation of psychiatric condition.The best way to diagnose her would be psychiatric consultation as psychiatric condition diagnosis would be more reliable if mental status examination also done along with history of symptoms.Hope this will help you.Regards.