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ReedyJ77 · 01-17-2009, 06:50 PM

I personally hate the term "bipolar". It wasnt around when I was a kid and I had many of the symptoms. However, I have lots of symptoms of other disorders as well. As far as I'm concerned I see it as simply saying "good days (highs), and bad days (lows)." Now for lots of people this is varies quite a bit. I know at least 8 people in my chemical dependancy group that all say they have been diagnosed "bipolar". But all of them are waaaayayyyyy different. Do any of you notice this too.?

Environmental factors are the number 1 cause of many symptoms. Whether it be an unstable home, weather, lack of knowledge, no social structure or maybe even diet. Bi-polar seems to me a miracle term, just like they used to think Prozac (it almost killed me) was a miracle drug. Sorry but I truly feel we are much more complicated than that.

I am 31 years old and have been on just about every drug you can think of. And, nothing worked. Until I saw a Neurologist when I was 16 and he found an irregularity in my brain waves from a sleep deprived EEG. This led to a cocktail of Tegretol, Lithium, Buspar and Disipramine. Wow, this combination kicked ars. My behaviour did a 180 and I was the best kid ever. I took the meds for a few years. When I was 19 I went to a Social Security evaluation.
And because the meds made me act and feel that way, they said. "This person has no need for futher treatment/supplementation"

I wish I could not be this way, and hope one day I will mature out of it. However, this appears at this time I will have to take these meds to the grave. I havent been on them in a while (13 years). So I recognize that medicine has come a long way, but they were saying the same thing when they tried to treat me when I was a kid. So now that I am old enough to take care of myself, I am alone. My wife lives with her parents. The state took our kids away. And the really crappy part. I had to be alone like this to qualify for any kind of testing or treatment. When I fell under my wifes income I didnt qualify for help. BS BS BS BS BS. :wtf2

I could go on, but maybe your questions and comments will keep me on track better.

Thanks all!!

James

01-17-2009, 06:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
ReedyJ77 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pasco Wa Posts: 20	Bi-Polar......Schmolar! ?? any thoughts? I personally hate the term "bipolar". It wasnt around when I was a kid and I had many of the symptoms. However, I have lots of symptoms of other disorders as well. As far as I'm concerned I see it as simply saying "good days (highs), and bad days (lows)." Now for lots of people this is varies quite a bit. I know at least 8 people in my chemical dependancy group that all say they have been diagnosed "bipolar". But all of them are waaaayayyyyy different. Do any of you notice this too.? Environmental factors are the number 1 cause of many symptoms. Whether it be an unstable home, weather, lack of knowledge, no social structure or maybe even diet. Bi-polar seems to me a miracle term, just like they used to think Prozac (it almost killed me) was a miracle drug. Sorry but I truly feel we are much more complicated than that. I am 31 years old and have been on just about every drug you can think of. And, nothing worked. Until I saw a Neurologist when I was 16 and he found an irregularity in my brain waves from a sleep deprived EEG. This led to a cocktail of Tegretol, Lithium, Buspar and Disipramine. Wow, this combination kicked ars. My behaviour did a 180 and I was the best kid ever. I took the meds for a few years. When I was 19 I went to a Social Security evaluation. And because the meds made me act and feel that way, they said. "This person has no need for futher treatment/supplementation" I wish I could not be this way, and hope one day I will mature out of it. However, this appears at this time I will have to take these meds to the grave. I havent been on them in a while (13 years). So I recognize that medicine has come a long way, but they were saying the same thing when they tried to treat me when I was a kid. So now that I am old enough to take care of myself, I am alone. My wife lives with her parents. The state took our kids away. And the really crappy part. I had to be alone like this to qualify for any kind of testing or treatment. When I fell under my wifes income I didnt qualify for help. BS BS BS BS BS. :wtf2 I could go on, but maybe your questions and comments will keep me on track better. Thanks all!! James