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i was diagnosed 4 years ago with bi-polar, my husband always said that there was something wrong,. i would be happy one minute and then a complete basket case the next. it wasn't until i signed myself into a hospital to detox from crack that i found out i had bi-polar and bpd. i had never heard of either of these 2 diseases before and hearing that they werre both mental illness, scared the heck out of me. i have found over the years that bi-polar can wreck havor wsith your life. especially if you dont stay on your medication. the main thing is to find a good thearpist, and to be able to fine medicationas that work. that's usualy the hard part, for me i have changed my medications so many times i lost count on what i have and have not been on. it seems that as soon as i become used to the side effects of one medication that it no longer works for me. i have been on just about everything , lithium, paxil,neurotin, trazadone, wellbutrin, effexir, seraquel,debakote,zyprexa, celexa. just to mention a few. i'm at the point where i want to just give up, and stop taking all the medications, that's when i realize that everytime i stop taking my meds the bi-polar gets worse and it goes completely out of comntrol, if you feel the medication that your on isn't working anymore don't just stop it, tell your doctor immediately. over the years i have made the mistake of just stoping my meds, it onlymakes it worse.
hang in there, there are brighter days to come
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