I need help with my Bi-Polar.Can you help?
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If you have to choose the lessor of two evils, then so be it. Your going to lose everything if you don't get some help with medication. In a year things change and new meds come out to treat disorders everyday. Go on the internet and see what is being used to treat Bi-Polar now. My neighbor and friend is Bi-Polar and she was on medication and was not a zombie. She quit taking her medication and I tried talking to her about this as I don't like being around her anymore. She makes every excuse in the book as to way she should not take her medication. Even denying being Bi-Polar. This is not you. You address your situation you just don't like the out of body effect the meds have on you and I don't blame you one bit.
Do your research and find a med that will help you. Talk to your doctor about your dislike of the medication that you were on and see if he has any suggestions. If your doctor is of no help, change doctors. A change in doctors sometimes produces the desired results. Don't wait, act immediately cause you know all the signs and you want to snip this in the bud before it gets way out of hand. Good luck.
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Find a good therapist and get back on meds.
Definitely get back on the meds, maybe try something different than the last ones. i know what you mean, i am the same way. i was diagnosed as being bi polar, and i am not on meds. i hate the meds they put me on. what keeps my depression away is to do something you enjoy doing. with me i love all kinds of art. i love music poetry and watercolour. i am a dj and doing my music keeps the depression away. i hope you will be ok. if you need to talk email me at djsinthe@yahoo.com ok.
EXERCISE! You can control you emotions through exercise. Work out everyday and it will keep you sane.
You need to find a psychiatrist and talk with him. You need to get back on your medication. And, perhaps the doctor can lower the dosage a little so you don't feel disconnnected.
Your husband might be a little angry that you stopped your medication and started dumping on him. Be sure to tell him that 1) you're trying to find your way, 2) you love him, and 3) that you're glad he's with you. It almost always works.
So many times I hear this."I was taking my meds and felt so great that I decided I didn't need them anymore!" the reason you felt so good that you didn't need them anymore is becuz you were taking them! They are what balances your life and make you feel good and organized with your emotions and life-
talk to your Dr about the zombie feeling
the reason your husband isn't helping is becuz your not helping yourself
If you look at your condition as a disorder, it will be a disorder. If you look at your condition as a blessing, it can be a blessing. Sometimes it helps to stop talking to doctors and taking meds. Your own brain can help you better than anything else can. You probibly don't have a disorder except for the dissorder of THINKING you have a dissorder. You can heal yourself faster than you can say "I think, therefore, I am." There is so many new meds now that can be used. And being a bi-polar you know that the meds help more tan the zombie effect. You are only hurting yourself and the people you love. They do not feel what is going on inside of you, but they can see what is happening around their world caused by your mood swings. I have a child that is bi-polar and he is doing great on his meds. Go to your doctor get back on your meds. Stop trying too find the easy way, self-medicating, find a therapist you can related to and that can related to you. Know your limits, remember being bi-polar is a disease, if someone you loved had a disease like diabetes, but the insulin makes them fun different would you want them to get off their meds? I think not. Good luck get back on your meds.
I dont have Bi-Polar, but I have PTSD, dont sleep very well, and I get very terrible Migranes, so I can understand the drugs turning you into a Zombie.
First off.. you have to find a therapist you are comfortable with.
Second.. if you dont do something about your illness, medication or therapy, you might lose everything youve worked so hard to attain if that makes any sense.
If you get depressed, and your untreated.. there's no telling what will happen, especially if your husband isnt in your corner so to speak.
Third.. Medication. There are a ton of meds out there, you can mix and match until you find a combination you like. You just have to be patient. It takes up to two, sometimes three months to find a balance. Youre dealing with the brain and its chemistry, and well.. it is more complicated than rocket science.
The sooner you set up your "ducks in a row" so to speak, the better you will be. If you are mixed picture/rapid cycling.. you need to address these problems now before they spin out of your control. The good thing about all of this is, youre aware of your own situation, and you seem to have it in perspective.
Just find someone you trust.. thats the best suggestion I can give you. Youve made it this far, you just have to find someone/know someone to turn to Professionally. I know you dont like the idea of medication, but that might not be an option, especially if you want to maintain all that youve achieved. Then all you have to do is work slowly from there, and hopefully you will keep your head above water. The important things are to ask for help, and to be patient..
Mental illness isnt like breaking a bone, or having surgery. The brain is a large and interesting place.. and mostly unexplored. Just take your time, and build yourself a support network of friends, family, and whomever else you can find that will help you.
Good Luck To You..
YOu really need meds hon.my mom has it and she is driving me nuts.Talk to a doctor about different options
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