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geekorunique · 02-04-2009, 10:07 PM

This is something that I am struggling with. My psychiatrist has said that I should go on mood stabilisers for a while. It will stop my really low periods and I will be able to function a lot better. The trouble is when I have shared this with some people in AA they seem to disapprove of such medication. Some days I can't get out of bed because I just want to sleep constantly. There are other nights when I lie awake unable to sleep and I go in cycles like this and have done for as long as I can remember. I can't predict when this will happen it just does. Times of severe stress do tend to make it worse.

I've done my twelve steps for the first time, I'm in two groups, I have a fantastic sponsor. But I just want to know what people would suggest. I guess I want reassurance? The extra tablets wouldn't be forever either. It's just til I level out a bit.

Any comments would be much appreciated thanks :0)

02-04-2009, 10:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
geekorunique KCB.com/justfortoday :-) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 166 Blog Entries: 2	Treating Bipolar With AA Only? This is something that I am struggling with. My psychiatrist has said that I should go on mood stabilisers for a while. It will stop my really low periods and I will be able to function a lot better. The trouble is when I have shared this with some people in AA they seem to disapprove of such medication. Some days I can't get out of bed because I just want to sleep constantly. There are other nights when I lie awake unable to sleep and I go in cycles like this and have done for as long as I can remember. I can't predict when this will happen it just does. Times of severe stress do tend to make it worse. I've done my twelve steps for the first time, I'm in two groups, I have a fantastic sponsor. But I just want to know what people would suggest. I guess I want reassurance? The extra tablets wouldn't be forever either. It's just til I level out a bit. Any comments would be much appreciated thanks :0) __________________ Directions to AA: Just go straight to hell and make a U-turn.