Recently, I found out I have bipolar, and I am on med now.
Is there a possibility that I will not be on med for the rest of my life?
Is there a possibility that I will not be on med for the rest of my life?
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How do I overcome bipolar?
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Soulwings
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I would say that yes, there is a possibility, but it is a small one. Then again, I am also of the opinion that mental illness is there for life. So... perhaps I am not the best one to ask. I would say that the best thing for you to do is to accept your illness, and then whether or not you get better, you are comfortable in who you are, whether you are sick or not.
Hopefully that made some sense.
Hopefully that made some sense.
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Overcome bipolar may not be a good way to say it. Perhaps one can maintain his/her bipolar. I think if we use the word overcome then we could set ourselves up for failure. Bipolar is a chemical imbalance and with meds it can be maintained, but it is always there, always changing, up, down, and level. There are people who have been able to maintain their bipolar for years without falling into deep depression or having a manic episode.
I think from everything that I have read and have experienced and have been told by my psych doc is that we need to listen to our bodies and mind. Always being mindful of what is going on. Maybe one day we don't need to take the full regimen of meds... like my doc tells me "if you are feeling manic take another 100 mg of seroquel." And if I am level she says take just the 400 mg. But we have to be mindful of how we are feeling.
I think bipolar is our thorn in our side or our cross we must bear. But we can have a meaningful life with it. Living on the side of caution, I think, is our best defense at maintaining it.
For whatever this is worth...
I think from everything that I have read and have experienced and have been told by my psych doc is that we need to listen to our bodies and mind. Always being mindful of what is going on. Maybe one day we don't need to take the full regimen of meds... like my doc tells me "if you are feeling manic take another 100 mg of seroquel." And if I am level she says take just the 400 mg. But we have to be mindful of how we are feeling.
I think bipolar is our thorn in our side or our cross we must bear. But we can have a meaningful life with it. Living on the side of caution, I think, is our best defense at maintaining it.
For whatever this is worth...
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I have been on meds for 2.5 years, literally...
I know that I will probably be taking meds my whole life, adn I am finally ok with that. I know that they help me, adn meds, along with doctors, and a good support system, and plans of action for the bad times are also what helps. I have had to literally change my lifestyle... I cannot have (how is that spelled?) caffeene because of my meds, so no more chocolate, (whimper) a strict bed and awake time, and personal self care weather I feel like it or not, along with changes in diet, adn excercise, just to name a few... i have learned what a lot of my "triggers" are, adn I have to avoid them. That is very hard, because there are so many! I can only listen to certian mucic at certian types of moods, as it affects me so much... I have a hard time in public... I keep my iPod with and earphones because i get triggered in public sometimes... Sometimes I just literallhy have to abandon cart and walk away from a situation... if you fight this, you will only make it harder on yourself. If you educate yourself, it doese get better! God Bless
I know that I will probably be taking meds my whole life, adn I am finally ok with that. I know that they help me, adn meds, along with doctors, and a good support system, and plans of action for the bad times are also what helps. I have had to literally change my lifestyle... I cannot have (how is that spelled?) caffeene because of my meds, so no more chocolate, (whimper) a strict bed and awake time, and personal self care weather I feel like it or not, along with changes in diet, adn excercise, just to name a few... i have learned what a lot of my "triggers" are, adn I have to avoid them. That is very hard, because there are so many! I can only listen to certian mucic at certian types of moods, as it affects me so much... I have a hard time in public... I keep my iPod with and earphones because i get triggered in public sometimes... Sometimes I just literallhy have to abandon cart and walk away from a situation... if you fight this, you will only make it harder on yourself. If you educate yourself, it doese get better! God Bless
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I have been on meds for seven years. I have consumed roughly meds, that cost a total of four hundred dollars a month for eighty four months. That is thirty thousand dollars.
Now I am taking meds that cost four dollars a prescription, and I only have two prescriptions. This is so cool I can afford my health care, it isn't cleaning me out. I take Lithium and Haldol, I am doing fine. I even teach two college math classes.
Now I am taking meds that cost four dollars a prescription, and I only have two prescriptions. This is so cool I can afford my health care, it isn't cleaning me out. I take Lithium and Haldol, I am doing fine. I even teach two college math classes.
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