Can bipolar mood swings be cured permanently with or without medication?

Published January 2, 2011

Question by Bumpy Road: Can bipolar mood swings be cured permanently with or without medication?
I have a son who is doing his Ph.D. in the US. He is taking the mood stabilization drug sodium valporate prescribed by an Indian Doctor and continued by another Nepali, mental doctor. He is highly intelligent and can apply himself very intensely to anything, has a history of mild drug addiction and very vulnerable to addiction of any kind. I am here in Nepal and always worried about his mental frame. Right now he seems quite happy and stable, but a slightest disturbance can upset him. The doctor who was treating him here advised him to carry along the medicine for at least 6 months and consult a doctor and if you feel fine can quit the midicine. I would like to know what are the chances of relapse once he gets completely alright and quits the drug?

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Answer by CuervoBMed
I have never heard of anyone getting off the meds.just because they feel fine. My personal experience is that I will be chemically dependent for the rest of my life.

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