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I was okay till December 15 but from jan 16- April 16 almost 4 months I don't like anything, never like to go in a mall or shopping, don't like to spend money or any recreational activity. I slept for almost 12 hours in a day and after that also do not find my body active. I feel lazy through out the day and my appetite also lower. I didn't like to do my factory work as well, always pressurize my self to do normal office work. This had happened to me since 2009 almost every year. I was active 6-8 months full active and 4-6 months in a dull mood in every year. Time is not fixed, sometimes I feel dull in summer and sometime in winter. Moreover I was very quickly upset with even a small thing happening in my dull mood and feel extremely cool when I am active even worst thing happened. Please help me. I am taking desval er 750 for the last one year.Please tell.
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Probably you are suffering from bipolar depression. It is a recurrent illness. But fortunately self limiting. Your doctor has put you on desval er 750 mg. Probably by next year, your depressive period may not be 4 months long, may not be that severe that you can not go to factory. Let us wait and watch. If you continue to have similar intensity episode, your doctor may either increase the dose of desval. For your weight, 97 kg, you may need at least 1500 mg/day. Alternately your psychiatrist may shift you to lamotrigine in gradually increasing dose as a mood stabiliser.
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