Im starting to think that I don't have schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder. I feel fine.
But here's a case of extreme medical intervention. Was it warrented? It seems so. But at what cost?
I just read a case report of a man with delerious mania.
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/crips/2012/720354/ Yes it is rare but of interest isn't the delerious part but the mania. They pumped so much medication into this guy! Again- they'd rather he not die immefiately so they'll just medicate the hell out of him. I hope this medication course was short-term- and that Depakote was all he remained on- although Depakote is a serious drug, in my opinion. They followed him out one year and then lost touch. We can't know what indefinite high doses of Depakote and several other psychiatric medications did to him. He also received several ECT treatments- bilaterally. This is an extreme case with extreme treatments that resolved quickly. One wonders what the lasting effects will be.