Tuesday, January 29, 2008
It would be funny if...
Mike was acting really strangely yesterday. Actually, he was manic. It started right before lunch, he said, and didn't have anything to do with anything he ate or did. By the afternoon when I picked him up he was as high as a kite. Couldn't do his homework or focus on anything. At least he was in a good mood, could have been a lot worse!!
I got to wondering about his meds, the two that he is still on, Cymbalta and Clonazepam. I looked up the indications for Cymbalta, an anti-depressant, and saw that it isn't supposed to be good for bipolar. Well, I was looking at bipolar, I thought, and so I needed to email the doctor. So I emailed his doctor and asked whether he should be taken off Cymbalta.
Then I thought maybe I'd reduce his dose a little myself, just to start with, and I opened his daily pill minder. I was stunned to discover that I had forgotten to put his meds in there! Lots of supplements, but no Cymbalta or Clonazepam! He had been without them since Friday. This was Monday.
I felt really bad. At least he wasn't suffering any. So I gave him some meds last night, and this morning, and sheepishly emailed the doctor again.
Ah, well.
I got to wondering about his meds, the two that he is still on, Cymbalta and Clonazepam. I looked up the indications for Cymbalta, an anti-depressant, and saw that it isn't supposed to be good for bipolar. Well, I was looking at bipolar, I thought, and so I needed to email the doctor. So I emailed his doctor and asked whether he should be taken off Cymbalta.
Then I thought maybe I'd reduce his dose a little myself, just to start with, and I opened his daily pill minder. I was stunned to discover that I had forgotten to put his meds in there! Lots of supplements, but no Cymbalta or Clonazepam! He had been without them since Friday. This was Monday.
I felt really bad. At least he wasn't suffering any. So I gave him some meds last night, and this morning, and sheepishly emailed the doctor again.
Ah, well.
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