
Suggest Treatment For Bipolar Disorder And Depression Despite Medication

ECT, thyroid evaluation.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to HCM.
I can understand your concerns for your daughter.
From the drug history which you have given, I think she has been tried almost all the first line and second line drugs for bipolar depression. But there has been no response in her symptoms.
Such cases, who have difficult-to-treat depression with drugs, I would advise you to go for electroconvulsive therapy for her.
It is always a wise decision to go for ECT then to subject a person to unnecessary high doses of drugs which cause side effects.
Also, get her thyroid and vitamin B12 levels checked as these can be a cause for non-response.
Kindly discuss this with her psychiatrist.
Hope this helps.
Feel free to ask further.
Take care.
Thanks.

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