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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
be polar and methadone
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
be polar and methadone
by chachasmom, Apr 28, 2007 12:00AM
my husband was diagnosed as bi-polar 20 years ago, I think my son age 27 is also bi polar but he refuses to believe it. He started using methadone "to feel normal" but he is far fron normal. He is angry sometimes, tired, but other times too loud and wild. He gets upset if I try to talk about the methadone (he goes to a clinic now, before he got it from friends). If I could get him to go to a psychiatrist, would he be able to take the meds along with the methadone? This whole situation is putting a lot of stress on my husband and he does not handle stress very well, not to mention the stress on me worrying about the mental health of both of them. I s this methadone stuff going to make getting bi-polar under control harder? What should we do? Please help thank you
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Apr 30, 2007 12:00AM
, Apr 30, 2007 12:00AM
Methadone is not a treatment for bipolar, but is generally used to help people stop an addiction. Your son needs to see a psychopharmacologist to help him find the right medication he can use along with methadone. His history is important and finding a medication should be done by the treating physician.
