Avatar Posted by hritam 66 days ago (Question)
Hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!I am a patient of bipolar disorder and 18 years old. nowadays I often have mania, my parents are confused with the dosage of olanzapine and moreover, my doctor is also not cooperating! so please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Written by Chemar 66 days ago Rating: 0 | Rate Answer: + -

Hi,

If your doctor has prescribed this med for you it really is his/her responsibility to answer you questions on correct dose and help you stabilize. If they are not doing that,the best advice I can give, is to find a new doctor.

hope things get better!

Written by Thumbelina 65 days ago Rating: 0 | Rate Answer: + -

I a not sure what you mean by your doctor not cooperating. If you are 18 years old and are the patient, then your doctor is supposed to communicate with you about your medications unless your parents are your legal guardians. At least that would seem to me to be a possible stumbling block to your parents getting answers to their questions posed to your psychiatrist. Before you turned 18, your parents were your legal guardians but after you turned 18, you are considered an adult for the purposes of giving out medical information. It could be that you need to sign a release form so that your parents can talk to your doctor about your medical treatment. I would suggest you call your psychiatrist and as them if there is a reason why they can no longer talk to your parents about your treatment. Good luck!

Written by Clyde 48 days ago Rating: 0 | Rate Answer: + -

I too think that your doctor should be more "doing" in what he is doing with your treatments. You may have to find a new doctor.

Have you told him the medicine is not working correctly?

Best,

Clyde


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