# Amanda Bynes - such a sad case fo a talented lady. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 26, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-bynes-such-a-sad-case-fo-a-talented-lady/664606 "2013-07-26T17:46:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-bynes-such-a-sad-case-fo-a-talented-lady/664606/61 "2013-07-29T22:41:11Z")
She really does sound like she is having severe mental problems; whether it’s from schizophrenia or drugs (or a combination), I wish her all the best in getting good treatment and going on to live a long, happy life. I wouldn’t wish severe mental problems on anyone. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-bynes-such-a-sad-case-fo-a-talented-lady/664606/62 "2013-08-02T03:20:21Z")
Encouraging news. Now lets hope that she just keeps taking the meds **after** leaving the hospital. A positive outcome would be just resuming a normal life and taking care of herself. Even better would be for her to resume her career like Britney Spears did. It’s still early. A lot of things can happen. The conservatorship hearing is scheduled Aug 9. > **[Amanda Bynes -- The Cocktail Is Working!!!](https://www.tmz.com/2013/08/01/amanda-bynes-drugs-cocktail-psychiatric-hospital-conservatorship/)** > > Amanda Bynes is doing remarkably better ... she's stabilized, not hearing voices and it's all because of a cocktail ... TMZ has learned. > [@](#): > > Amanda Bynes is doing remarkably better … she’s stabilized, not hearing voices and it’s all because of a cocktail … TMZ has learned. > > Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ … doctors at the psychiatric hospital where she’s being held have given her a combination of meds – referred to as a cocktail – to control what appears to be schizophrenia. > > Our sources say Amanda responded quickly and dramatically. We’re told in the last 3 days, Amanda has stopped talking to herself and stopped insulting people. To the contrary, we’re told she’s become downright polite, even saying “please” and “thank you.” She has shown no signs of violence. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-bynes-such-a-sad-case-fo-a-talented-lady/664606/63 "2013-08-02T03:28:25Z")
More good news. The judge is making sure that she stays at the hospital. That buys the doctors another week to adjust her meds before she’s released. > **[Amanda Bynes LOSES Bid For Freedom](https://www.tmz.com/2013/08/01/amanda-bynes-judge-psychiatric-hold-2-weeks-hospital/)** > > Amanda Bynes was just shut down in her bid to leave the psychiatric hospital where she has been held against her will for more than a week ... TMZ has learned. > [@](#): > > Amanda Bynes was just shut down in her bid to leave the psychiatric hospital where she has been held against her will for more than a week … TMZ has learned. > > Amanda appeared before a judge in the psych ward, as her lawyer argued there was no legal basis to hold her for the two additional weeks … sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ. > > We broke the story … Amanda was placed on a 5150 psychiatric hold 10 days ago after starting a fire in the driveway of a home near L.A. The hold lasted 3 days, and then doctors stepped in and got a judge to extend the hold for 2 additional weeks so they could properly diagnose her. > > Our sources say Amanda’s lawyer argued at today’s hearing the actress was capable of caring for herself and she was not a danger to others. As we reported, Amanda is actually doing a lot better since doctors have started giving her a cocktail of meds. We’re told there are clear signs Amanda is schizophrenic. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-bynes-such-a-sad-case-fo-a-talented-lady/664606/64 "2013-08-02T03:44:31Z")
I’d hate to hear the bad news side of this. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-bynes-such-a-sad-case-fo-a-talented-lady/664606/65 "2013-08-02T03:48:21Z")
Well at least it’s treatable. I’ve heard modern schizophrenia drugs have less side effects and can give the patient a somewhat normal life. That’s a major improvement from the life Amanda has lived for the past year. Assuming of course that the news reports are accurate. But, it is a condition that will require constant treatment. Just as an example Carrie Fisher has successfully lived with bipolar disease for much of her adult life. Most of the time she does pretty well. I read that she had an [episode last winter](http://www.eonline.com/news/392234/carrie-fisher-briefly-hospitalized-after-suffering-bipolar-incident-aboard-cruise-ship) and had to go into the hospital for awhile. I guess they adjusted her meds. Anyway she’s out and preparing to work on the next Star Wars movie. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-bynes-such-a-sad-case-fo-a-talented-lady/664606/66 "2013-08-02T04:40:19Z")
Schizophrenia is pretty bad, not that bipolar is a walk in the park either. If she has enough money left life won’t be as awful for her as most who have the disease. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-bynes-such-a-sad-case-fo-a-talented-lady/664606/67 "2013-08-02T08:39:01Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Jesus, that “spied on via electronic devices” thing hits home, considering my friend’s situation. And I had only heard about pot as well; the previous arrest included chucking a bong out the window when the cops were trying to get in to her apartment. Considering her situation, she might have been trying to self-medicate for anxiety (created by the paranoia) with pot. I think using marijuana in that situation is pretty common. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-bynes-such-a-sad-case-fo-a-talented-lady/664606/68 "2013-08-09T15:49:12Z")
This appears so much more serious than anyone imagined three weeks ago. She wasn’t even allowed to travel to court for a hearing. The doctors are in control for awhile. I hope they can help her. Her parent’s bid to win conservatorship is secondary right now. > **[Amanda Bynes -- Doctors Get Emergency Extended Hold](https://www.tmz.com/2013/08/09/amanda-bynes-emeregency-conservatorship-doctors/)** > > Amanda Bynes has just been placed on an extended, 30-day psychiatric hold ... and the people responsible for making that happen were not her parents -- they were her doctors ... TMZ has learned. > [@](#): > > Amanda Bynes has just been placed on an extended, 30-day psychiatric hold … and the people responsible for making that happen were not her parents – they were her doctors … TMZ has learned. > > Sources tell us … doctors at the psychiatric hospital where Amanda has been held for the last 2 weeks determined she was not well enough to leave the hospital to attend today’s hearing – where her parents are trying to win a temporary conservatorship. > > We’re told doctors went to a judge who traveled to the hospital to conduct an emergency hearing. The judge granted the doctors’ request, and extended Amanda’s psych hold for 30 days. > > According to the law, doctors can only get such an order if the patient is “gravely disabled as a result of a mental disorder.” ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-bynes-such-a-sad-case-fo-a-talented-lady/664606/69 "2013-08-09T15:57:55Z")
> [@JKilez](#): > > I googled her image and still did not recognize who she was. It looks like she is big with the Nickelodeon crowd. Has she done anything of note outside of kid-friendly family fare? I thought she and Kenan Thompson were the standouts of the 90’s Nick shows. Both had a lot of charisma, could speak well, and had great comedic timing and instincts even at a young age. Kenan has done pretty decently on Saturday Night Live. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-bynes-such-a-sad-case-fo-a-talented-lady/664606/70 "2013-08-09T17:20:08Z")
Temporary conservatorship granted until Sept. 30 and then the judge will revisit the case. > **[Amanda Bynes -- Temporary Conservatorship GRANTED](https://www.tmz.com/2013/08/09/amanda-bynes-conservatorship-investigation-judge/)** > > The judge in the Amanda Bynes case just granted a temporary conservatorship to her parents. > [@](#): > > The judge in the Amanda Bynes case just granted a temporary conservatorship to her parents. > > The judge based his decision in no small part on the findings of an investigator he appointed to evaluate Amanda’s mental health. > > As we first reported … Amanda was not in court, because doctors at the psychiatric hospital got a 1-month extension on her psych hold … because she’s “gravely disabled” with mental illness. > > Amanda’s lawyer told the judge … she’s spoken with the actress several times and Amanda opposes the conservatorship, believing it’s not necessary. > > The conservatorship not only covers Amanda’s personal well-being, it gives her mom the ability to manage her finances. Amanda’s $4 million savings have been rapidly depleted, though it’s unclear what she’s been spending money on. The judge cautioned the parents not to make any significant deals without consulting with Amanda’s lawyer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-bynes-such-a-sad-case-fo-a-talented-lady/664606.md?page=3)