|
Q: Hard Time Controlling Temper
Doc I am bi-polar,manicwith a self destructive personality.I am
having a real ly hard time controling my temper,I am married with three
children.When I get angry I have a bad habbit of braking things ,later I am very
sorry for my out burst but at the time can't control what I am doing,can you
give me some advice or pointers to control my temper.
Dear Jason --
Ask your doc' about getting more aggressive with your treatment, getting more
mood stabilizer on board (and perhaps slowly tapering off your antidepressant,
if you're on one, because they can make things cycle up like this).
Although you have to watch out for weight gain, Depakote
has been shown to have some rather specific anti-anger effects in bipolar
disorder. (I think Trileptal
will probably prove to do the same, and it doesn't have the weight gain
risk).
Dr. Phelps
|