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best · 05-01-2007, 10:20 PM

I don't know but I will share what I have seen.
Alcohol affects bipolar as well as other conditions. Removing alcohol can improve things and allow a Dr to figure things out much better.
I would think that a person finding balance with proper meds would do better at staying solid at anything they attempt.
Only downside I have seen and it is something that can be ignored...
You may run across a person or two out of 100 that try saying people are not sober who take meds for any reason...Well... They are wrong and should just be ignored as people who don't have a clue to what is what.
Listen to your Dr and if you run across such people...ignore them.

05-01-2007, 10:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
best Don't get undies in a bunch Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Shore MA Posts: 7,166	I don't know but I will share what I have seen. Alcohol affects bipolar as well as other conditions. Removing alcohol can improve things and allow a Dr to figure things out much better. I would think that a person finding balance with proper meds would do better at staying solid at anything they attempt. Only downside I have seen and it is something that can be ignored... You may run across a person or two out of 100 that try saying people are not sober who take meds for any reason...Well... They are wrong and should just be ignored as people who don't have a clue to what is what. Listen to your Dr and if you run across such people...ignore them. __________________ * I asked God to spare me pain. God said "No", Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me. Recovery Related Acronym B. E. S. T. = Been Enjoying Sobriety Today?