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10/3/2008 1:16:35 AM	bipolar anyone
forever4 Victoria Australia age: 47	Just for the record I do take my medication and have done for the last 8 years some times if your stressed the meds just dont work,I do not let my illness consume me I just take my meds and get on with life and make the most of it,
10/4/2008 3:34:29 AM	bipolar anyone
claypot Lewiston, MI age: 48	Good for you, glad to read it. Stress can be such a pain in the butt, but remember "that too, will pass" maybe not as fast as we want, but sooner or later it does.
10/4/2008 5:46:32 AM	bipolar anyone
opalcat Cincinnati, OH age: 49	I went to see my case manager and the clinical nurse Thursday. We discussed my relationships, how the job was going, what are my goals and needs and blah, blah, blah. Anyway they had asked me to bring a list of everything that I take, because they said I wasn't right.(Duh) I included every med from every doc. They were appalled plus I brought the original letter from my shrink,that was sent to disability. It was ver negative and I feel she lied about me. But at the time It got me disability so I just thought whatever. I hate my psychiatrist, I feel that she puts me down, I feel like killing myself after her visit. It's at the point it's like just give me scripts b*tch and I ain't taking all this shit. Seeya later. Some of the med does the same thing as the other meds, so I feel like I'm over medicated. I have researched all this online, The doses of Lithium I'm on have got me suicidal and the abilify is killing my sex drive. So the goals my case manager has for me is to find a new shrink and get a medical workup regarding these meds. She and nurse said I might be playing with something potentially fatal combination. Am I off topic? She also said I isolate to much and spend to much money. I work part-time. She said I'm zombie like. Maybe she means I'm just going through the motions and getting the full potential. It does seem true . Linda
10/7/2008 9:23:08 AM	bipolar anyone
ladysmommy Denver, CO age: 22	I know exactly what you mean! My first psyhciatrist was like that. She was such a pain! I felt like punching her every time I talked to her! She wouldn't listen to me at all and it was very clear that she didn't want to help me. She was in it for the money and the more she drugged me up, the more money she got. She drove me nuts! One time she took me off of my seizure medication and put me on a medication that caused seizures! She's the on who needs the medication! She's nuts! I argued with her about it and my neurologist did too when I got put in the hospital for having a seizure. Also, at this point, I was on 7 medications and was VERY overmedicated! Icouldn't even function! I went to my case manager about it and she made me feel like crap. So I went to her supervisor and told her that I wanted a new case manager and doctor or I would leave their company. Then I got put with my current psychiatrist. She immediately switched my medication and I can tell that she really does care about me. I cried when I told her about my previously doctor and she said that she was very sorry that I had to put up with that crap. She's a blessing to me! It took us a while, but now I only take two medications (one of which is still my seizure med) and they both work with very little side effects. She is the doctor that helped me get on disability as well. She is always very positive when I see her and tells me how proud of me she is!
10/7/2008 10:42:43 AM	bipolar anyone
twiliter Cumming, GA age: 58	I have had bipolar for over 20 years. It takes trial and error to find the right meds and it takes TIME. I have worked professionally and now finally took disability, but it helped my family to give them books like, "Loving Somewith With Bipolar Disorder" which I bought on Amazon. There is a sequeal recently written by the same people which I am about to get. It helped open my husband's and children's eyes, the ones that would read it. I would highlight certain things, especially triggers, how the other person can choose to react, establishing regular sleep patterns and how a setback is minor and predictable. It is a controllable disorder with medication and support. I know there are many mental health clinics that work on sliding financial scales, and it doesn't mean their Doctors are unqualified, either. If you are fortunate enough to have health insurance, look in the yellow pages under psychologists and call and see if anyone specializes in treating this disorder. Don't just settle for "we have a lot of patients we treat with that problem." Ask for free consultations. Get established with a therapist you trust that will recommend a psychiatrist they trust so you can get on medication. Many anti-depressants make mania worse (for me, it was Celexa), so it really is a trial and error experience. Many mood stabilizers, such as Lithium, can cause side effects you can't tolerate. Keep experimenting until you find the one that works. My combination currently, for a year, is Keppra (mood disorder), Cymbalta (anti-depressant), Xanax (as needed for severe anxiety attacks), Halcion (for sleep, an old drug not much prescribed anymore but I've been taking it for 27 years, never had to raise the dose, and don't feel lethargic in the morning) and vitamins. Stay away from things you know will push your triggers, whether they are people, places, or things. Don't use ALCOHOL; interferes with your meds and makes you more depressed. Depression is very hard for me to overcome; my hypomanic episodes are minor. I go out to a poker league once a week at night, otherwise I'm afraid to go out at night, and have discovered I feel so much better once I'm there. I do allow myself an occassional wine cooler, like when watching horse races. My doctor approves. Do things that make you feel good about yourself. For me, it's singing. I bought my own karaoke machine and sing all night if I want to. You really must get on medication; it is just too hard to think you can control your moods on your own. Best of luck and reply if you like.
10/8/2008 5:22:58 AM	bipolar anyone
katlyn7 Tyler, TX age: 42	I have a beautiful 11 yr old son who was finally diagnosed with Bipolar 2 and 1/2 years ago. He had been seen by numerous doctors since the age of three but they hated to put that label on him at such a young age. I just want to know if anyone can offer any advice as I cant even afford health insurance. He also has Grand Mal seizures in which he takes Depakote ER for. He takes Abilify for his Bipolar. Has anyone priced Abilify? WEW. Yes I am STILL waiting hopefully to get his medicine from the pharmaceutical company for free.
10/8/2008 7:39:33 AM	bipolar anyone
metsfan50 Winder, GA age: 50	hello all, i hit a bad wall of depression for awhile, that is why i have not been on this site, i have a new doctor who decided to change my meds and i had a really bad time of it, i am now back on my original meds and i am slowly coming around to being the good old bipolar person we all know and lovei am grateful for the responses we have here and although i am sad that people are suffering with this thing like me i am also glad that i found people who have what i have and understand what i go thru at times
10/10/2008 8:53:39 AM	bipolar anyone
forever4 Victoria Australia age: 47	Quote from claypot: Good for you, glad to read it. Stress can be such a pain in the butt, but remember "that too, will pass" maybe not as fast as we want, but sooner or later it does. Thankyou so much for your kind warm words
10/10/2008 9:00:11 AM	bipolar anyone
forever4 Victoria Australia age: 47	Quote from tammyd1962: Not everyone who is Bi-Polar is a nut. As long as you take your meds correctly and do what is needed you can perform as a normal human being... Have been bi-polar for years and have lead a very productive life. I agree with you but in a few relationships Ive had you try and sought of sneak your meds without them knowing but they aventualley see you and want to know what meds are you on and how come you are fully knocked out all night I have recentley expereinced that then you feel obligated to explain and when you do they make out it doesnt bother them {the guy ]next thing you dont hear from them againIm simular to yourself The meds have helped me heaps but every 4 or so years I end up in hospital
10/10/2008 9:11:12 AM	bipolar anyone
forever4 Victoria Australia age: 47	Quote from springfever100: I still think a good amount of normal people, would actually just love to see the mentally disabled euthanized or locked up as it seems many don't think they belong in this so called world, I know 3 people with bi-polar and they do okay.. and try like hell to live a normal life . 2 I know are married with supportive spouses. the third,is a good male friend of mine , who is trying desperately to live a normal a life as possible , and is in university with a job on top of it... mental disorders are not to be made fun off, and people with them, all they want is to be accepted, That is the big ask isnt it afew people have got bipolar including myself from childhood trama need I say any more yes we do Like to be looked upon as normal people but its the stigma .like there maybe a news report on the telly someone with skitophernia has stabbed someone so we are all put into the same basket its very unfair for all of us that has an illness we cannot help itI think if they stopped reporting people that have a mental illness goes off the rails It should never be publisised.that may well help the stigma a little ikeep your chin up mate we all exept you here and you can feel comfortable on this site and you can feel free to say what ever you like we will never judge you
10/10/2008 9:17:57 AM	bipolar anyone
forever4 Victoria Australia age: 47	Quote from bx_kitty_chulo: I have manic episodes all the time, i hate the highs n lows... I used to have that as well do you take mood stabilizers and do they give you blood tests if you are on mood stabilizers Im onley asking this as sometimes you need a combination of meds the highs are good though eh I still get high even with the meds but thats usualley due to stress take care Lorraine
10/10/2008 9:24:07 AM	bipolar anyone
forever4 Victoria Australia age: 47	Quote from miked1995: I am not bipolar, but I have schizoaffective disorder. I just got diagnosed schizoaffective last year, but before that they diagnosed me bipolar, before that they diagnosed me with depression and before that they diagnosed me with social anxiety disorder. The doctors have had me on so many different medications. I think time is helping me the most because right now I don't get out unless it is to play or go to sports. I have had trouble in restaurants where people can read my mind. I have been in a mental hospital four times in 5 years and I will kill myself before I go back. Im from Australia tell me in short what are the mental hospitals there like and when you get out do you have a case manager and dr and other support services we have all that here i hope you do get that support especialley if your like me and your familey dont want to know obout it Take care Lorraine
10/16/2008 8:02:01 AM	bipolar anyone
forever4 Victoria Australia age: 47	Quote from springfever100: I still think a good amount of normal people, would actually just love to see the mentally disabled euthanized or locked up as it seems many don't think they belong in this so called world, I know 3 people with bi-polar and they do okay.. and try like hell to live a normal life . 2 I know are married with supportive spouses. the third,is a good male friend of mine , who is trying desperately to live a normal a life as possible , and is in university with a job on top of it... mental disorders are not to be made fun off, and people with them, all they want is to be accepted, you have hit the nail right on the head there as a suffer of the same disorder One thing the media can stop doing is publising the people that are ill and for them not to say someone was stabbed or has stabbed their familey those people are off their meds they cannot help it they need to be understood not Ridiculed

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