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Old 11-18-2006, 05:09 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by spraak
A year ago, I might not have been the happiest person ever, but I wasn't concerned.

But now, a year later and addicted to diphenhydramine (benadryl) and taking xanax irresponsibly for anxiety (probably an addiction as well, i take more than I am prescribed), I have been diagnosed as bipolar.

It really seems like I dug my own hole with the dryl, kind of manifesting a bipolar disorder. It really just seems like that, and the thought disturbs me.

It might seem kind of silly, and I didn't think that you could just force yourself to be anything, but I just can't seem to shake the thought that I did this to myself...
Spraak;
Here's an informative article that may help ease your mind about "doing it to yourself." It's a bit like a catch 22 situation, really.
http://www.webmd.com/content/Article...m?pagenumber=1
Please do tell your doctor everything. S/he is the only one who can determine what you need.

Shalom!
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