bipolar

[poptart]

Was diagnosed with bipolar, this sucks ;_;

[Marmonboy]

If you're prescribed medicine, take it. Life will be much easier and steadier for you and everyone around you. Best of luck!

[Tacenda]

2 hours ago, poptart said:

Was diagnosed with bipolar, this sucks ;_;

I'm sorry to hear that, I hope that everything works out for you poptart!

[Calm]

that is a hard diagnosis to hear.  I am sorry you are having to deal with that.

Edited March 12, 2017 by Calm

[The Nehor]

Sorry to hear that but remember the diagnosis is the beginning of treatment. Getting diagnosed might be saddening but you have been dealing with the problems already. Now you get tools to deal with it.

You will probably get medication. Use it. One common problem with bipolar is that when you start feeling manic you think you are okay and do not need Jed's anymore. Take your meds. If you can get someone else to hold you accountable for taking them.

Good luck!

[Robert F. Smith]

Look at the bright side, poptart.  Some very creative people are and have been bipolar:

Jane Pauley, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Linda Hamilton, Carrie Fisher, Mariette Hartley, Margot Kidder, Richard Dreyfuss, Rene Russo, Francis Ford Coppola, Kim Novak, Nina Simon, Frank Sinatra, Dusty Springfield, Vivien Leigh, Gene Tierney, Jackson Pollock, Vincent Van Gogh, Virginia Woolf, George Bernard Shaw, **** Cavett, Art Buchwald, Rosemary Clooney, Graham Greene, Ernest Hemingway, Otto Klemperer, Robert Schumann, to name just a few.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0Go8Xep9fY .

Edited March 12, 2017 by Robert F. Smith

[thesometimesaint]

Sorry to hear that. While there is no cure keep seeing your therapist and taking your meds. It will help with the symptoms.

[Glenn101]

Just wanted to add my note of support to the rest. Now that you know what is wrong, there are things that can be done to mitigate the symptoms. Good luck and God bless you.

[Jeanne]

It takes a fair amount of good courage to accept then communicate it.I so admire tthat.  Find what is best for you..and you will be in good position to help others.  Know that you are loved...Many hugs..Jeanne

Edited March 12, 2017 by Jeanne

[Stargazer]

I can kind of relate to the suckiness of being diagnosed with something like that.  On the other hand, when I got my diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder quite late in my life, after initial dismay, I was actually quite relieved.  It explained an awful lot of what had gone wrong with my life, and knowing that I was actually working against myself in ignorance made it finally possible to do something constructive.  My shrink prescribed an anti-depressant that in even very small doses made me incredibly focused.  It was quite an experience.  It had unpleasant side effects, however, and I didn't take it long.  Nevertheless, having felt what it felt like to be totally focused, I found that I was able to induce the effect in myself with some effort.  I also developed a few strategies to keep myself from being distracted when I needed to focus.

In the case of bi-polar, I imagine that it would not be a good idea to go off one's meds, however.  Not the same circumstance as I found myself in.

[Calm]

But be sure and ask if there are other options if you don't like the side effects...took me 8 tries to find the drug which both works and has the fewest side effects for my neurological/movement disorder...that is not counting the numerous attempts to treat it as depression before I managed to figure out what it was and get it recognized (my gp obviously thought I was looking for drugs even after treating me for years as it was a new and controversial diagnosis at the time, but at least sent me to a specialist who would listen and was working on educating himself; now it is recognized as quite common movement disorder though they still don't know what causes it and the most common drugs they have been dishing out for the last 15 years are now being realized to make it worse both quick enough and common enough the research experts want to take them off the options while gps still are insisting they are the best treatment).

All that is to say be proactive in your treatment.  Educate yourself in options and research.  Look for a doctor who listens and is willing to try different stuff if the typical treatment doesn't work well for you.  Find a doctor you can trust and who trusts you.  Maybe join an online support group who can help you with lifestyle changes and little tricks to make medication more effective, such as taking it at a certain time of day, foods that work with or against,etc.  Or even suggest doctors in your area who are familiar with the newest and best treatments.  

Dont need to take it on all at once, rely on your doctor a lot to begin with to give yourself time, but as you have more experience, take time to learn what questions need to be asked, etc. to ensure you aren't suffering needlessly.

Edited March 15, 2017 by Calm

[notHagoth7]

On 3/11/2017 at 6:05 PM, poptart said:

Was diagnosed with bipolar, this sucks ;_;