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Suggest treatment for bipolar disorder
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My 24 yo daughter has been on Geodon since last October 2016 for tx of bipolar disorder. She ran in a manic state for several months before getting help last Oct...she is evidently on a lower dose on 20mg in AM and 40 mg in PM..Psych Doc wanted to increase dose of Geodon and stop Lexapro, but she didn t want to stop Lexapro. We had explained to Doc that she is listless, lethargic, flat and fatigued constantly so why increase dose? She did not increase to 40 am and 40 pm. Over weekend her side effects seem to be getting worse..she is now drooling, her uncontrolled muscle movements getting worse, she doesn t carry on hardly any conversation, seems childlike and experiences feelings of restlessness in evenings. I want to get her off the Geodon, but afraid that could make her side effects worse? Maybe the higher the dose the less side effects?? I will contact her psyche Doc tomorrow..I hope..just extremely worried that these side effects aren t going to go away even if she gets off this med..
gpt
hi, i will ask u something that  whenever your daughter have manic episode she have more irritable or cheerful. because both have different treatment. but i would like suggest u start tab.torvate(500) 1-0-1 and decreased dose of geodon in that days. continue tab. lexapro.