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Posted by Slinky on August 18, 2004, at 12:14:18
She had a breakdown and was put on prozac..she is almost psyhcotic I 'm not sure..talking fast paranoid delusional?
She's nearly 70..can someone this age suddenly go manic.
Wow and my brothers on effexor.
Maybe my cat needs catnip cause she ain't to well.
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Posted by ghost on August 18, 2004, at 14:07:31
In reply to my mothers going manic, posted by Slinky on August 18, 2004, at 12:14:18
as people age, their brains change... my grandmother went nutty when she hit menopause and she never really recovered. i don't think it's unheard of for someone to become manic or psychotic at age 70... when i worked in nursing homes people who were perfectly, uh, "normal" started having panic attacks and anxiety attacks, got depressed, etc. i don't think mania is too far off from that. just the other extreme of depression.
hope her meds help her. :/
ghost
Posted by Jai Narayan on August 18, 2004, at 20:02:21
In reply to my mothers going manic, posted by Slinky on August 18, 2004, at 12:14:18
Oh Slinky. I am so sorry this is happening to you. My mother was in her 80's and she totally lost it. We had to hospitalize her for the last years of her life. She actually was loved and well cared for by the staff.
But it was very painful for all of us her children. My heart goes out to you.
Posted by Slinky on August 19, 2004, at 15:12:44
In reply to Re: my mothers going manic, posted by Jai Narayan on August 18, 2004, at 20:02:21
She's suffered big anxiety..for years and years..but she's not self medicating with alcohol anymore..I feel warmer towards her now she's not drunk.
Her energy level is really high..better than mine .
She's a very strong woman so I know she'll pull through.
Thanks for your posts..I wrote here after the telephone conversation with her..it really drained me.
I have no one to talk about these things with.
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