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If someone was misdiagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, and was given 1650 mg. of Depakote, 20 mg. of Prozac, and 125 mg. of Tranzadone per day for over 11 months, how would that effect the person's ability to make sound decisions and clear judgements?

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That amount of medication no matter what the diagnosis can cause a high effect on a person's ability to make sound decisions and have clear judgement as the Trazadone, Prozac, and Depakote can all cause dizziness and drowsiness and the combination together increases the chances of having a clear head. It would affect the thought process greatly and if misdiagnosed with Bi-Polar it can also cause chemical imbalance in the brain which affects the thought process and decision making as well.


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Reply to cheryl kauffman's Post: Hi! Thank you so much for your answer. It was very helpful, and I am going to accept your answer, but I did find one error in your answer.You said in your answer that the combination of the drugs in question "increase" the chances of having a clear head, but I believe you meant to use the word "decrease" instead. Again, thank you so much for your answer, and as soon as that word is replaced, I will be happy to accept your letter!

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Yes I am so sorry I did mean decrease the chances. The way I wrote it out I mean to say it increases the chances of not being able to have a clear head and I left out the "not being able". I am so sorry that I made that sound wrong but yes with that combination it will decrease a clear head very highly!! Thank you for pointing out that I left out words and I do appreciate that you let me know.

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