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mle-sober · 05-29-2009, 01:29 PM

"It is her drinking not biploar that is causing her so much grief."

No, honey, it is both. They go hand in hand.

I couldn't get my drinking under control until I was properly medicated and stable. The right medication had to come first. Then it took me another 9 months to slowly and painfully accept that I'm an alcoholic.

My bipolar issue is a MUCH larger issue in my life than my drinking. My drinking is something that, once I accepted it, surrendered, and got help, I can manage. I've been sober for 16 months.

But my bipolar acts on it's own accord. I can get enough sleep, take my meds, exercise and eat well and I will still have episodes.

You can't really separate them very easily at the beginning. Saying one is the problem and not the other is erroneous.

I reiterate that your sister needs your support to get better medicated. If you could be an advocate for her health, perhaps she'd let you speak to her prescriber so that you could give them a more accurate picture of her health. Actually, you can always call and give your side of what it looks like. And ask the prescriber to be discreet with the fact you called....

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mle-sober mle-sober Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Golden, CO Posts: 1,243	"It is her drinking not biploar that is causing her so much grief." No, honey, it is both. They go hand in hand. I couldn't get my drinking under control until I was properly medicated and stable. The right medication had to come first. Then it took me another 9 months to slowly and painfully accept that I'm an alcoholic. My bipolar issue is a MUCH larger issue in my life than my drinking. My drinking is something that, once I accepted it, surrendered, and got help, I can manage. I've been sober for 16 months. But my bipolar acts on it's own accord. I can get enough sleep, take my meds, exercise and eat well and I will still have episodes. You can't really separate them very easily at the beginning. Saying one is the problem and not the other is erroneous. I reiterate that your sister needs your support to get better medicated. If you could be an advocate for her health, perhaps she'd let you speak to her prescriber so that you could give them a more accurate picture of her health. Actually, you can always call and give your side of what it looks like. And ask the prescriber to be discreet with the fact you called.... __________________ One foot and then the next.