Posted by SLS on February 24, 2014, at 1:52:27
In reply to My Sister - Disacociative Personality Disorder, posted by jono_in_adelaide on February 24, 2014, at 0:08:07
What was your sister raving about? What was she saying?
Was she psychotic with paranoid or other delusions and/or hallucinations? If so, were the hallucinations auditory or visual? Were her speech and thoughts completely disorganized (word salads)?
Is it Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) that you were told she had? What were some of the things taken into consideration to make that diagnosis? It doesn't sound right to me, although I would defer to true doctors. It kind of reminds me more of an expression of bipolar I disorder. Perhaps that is why the episode resolved so quickly upon the administration of Zyprexa. Does she ever get depressed? The drugs she was taking might be suspect in the precipitation of a manic episode. Is this the first time that she has had this type of episode? There are so many things to be taken into consideration. Is there any more information that you can work with?
What about a severe episode (acting out) of borderline personality disorder? This can resemble bipolar disorder. Has BPD ever been discussed? Perhaps there are two things going on at once here (comorbidities).
I don't know. I wish I did. It is heartbreaking to see your sister suffer so much for such a long period of time.
I am sure there are people here who can help you a lot more than I can.
I wish your sister and your entire family peace. I would remain hopeful.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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