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What Causes Mood Swings?
This has been happening more and more often,I feel happy and am laughing and talking with my friend and then I start getting annoyed. Then i become EXTREMLEY pissed off at everything. I yell at my friends and family even though they didn't do anything at all and I feel bad inside but I can't express that outside because of how mad i am. It's happening now and want help. I can feel it. It balls up inside of me, then i just explode at the most random times. After I get angry i feel like crying. I can't help it and I hate this feeling of anger. (I'm 14 )
Mon, 7 Apr 2014
Hello
From the presentation it looks like mood disorder- emerging mania (irritable).
had i been treating you i would have started you on olanzapine 2.5mg and if needed: increase upto 10mg. Take it at night after meals. This may cause sedation, so take it in early evening hours (so that sedative effect weans off by mornig time) and doesnot hinder works
Hope the reply is useful for you
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Psychiatry
From the presentation it looks like mood disorder- emerging mania (irritable).
had i been treating you i would have started you on olanzapine 2.5mg and if needed: increase upto 10mg. Take it at night after meals. This may cause sedation, so take it in early evening hours (so that sedative effect weans off by mornig time) and doesnot hinder works
Hope the reply is useful for you
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Psychiatry
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