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VivianGrey 
2:14pm, October 2, 2009
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About Me
VivianGrey
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About Me
Former HP SW engineer, now disabled due to lifelong Bipolar/BPD/PTSD. At 16 (early '80s) I was diagnosed bipolar and borderline along with a ridiculously high IQ (Mensa level), however as my supportive (good) family died off i found myself soul-searching and realised i was differently gendered. This ended my 17 year marriage and left me without my 12 year old child, who is now 19. Only this year (on SSDI and nearly ashamed of it) have i finally started getting the care i need to live alone.
Former HP SW engineer, now disabled due to lifelong Bipolar/BPD/PTSD. At 16 (early '80s) I was diagnosed bipolar and borderline along with a ridiculously high IQ (Mensa level), however as my supportive (good) family died off i found myself soul-searching and realised i was differently gendered. This ended my 17 year marriage and left me without my 12 year old child, who is now 19. Only this year (on SSDI and nearly ashamed of it) have i finally started getting the care i need to live alone.
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From acuriousfish
September 22
Welcome to the Bipolar Community! It's a great place for support and friendship. If you have any general queries about DS, just ask me. When you are ready maybe post an introduction under General Topics at http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Bip...
Mark, Community Leader, Bipolar.
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Close Bipolar Disorder
I was diagnosed bipolar in the early '80s. My mother and her mother were also bipolar, however during my mother's day (she died in '76) they called it manic-depression. My maternal grandmother however was never formally diagnosed but it was evident to me (she passed in '00). My grandmother also self-medicated herself to death with ethanol, a sad sight to see as organ failure took away her ability to even talk to me by the time my ne'er do well uncle decided to call, after she was hospitalised.
Treatments
- Celexa Not Working
- did not have any major impact in times past.
- Haldol Not Working
- See Seroquel. initially was tried on me at age 16-17 and I quickly disliked the doped up feeling.
- Holistic Health Somewhat Helpful
- i have hope for this.
- Lamictal Working / Worked
- in progress, dry skin effect is awful, but is better than other things i have been on.
- Lithium Somewhat Helpful
- used when i was initially diagnosed (ages 16-17) but I found myself unmedicated and mostly functional for most of my life with the support of family and friends and a high iq. (all of that fell apart circa '00-'01.)
- Seroquel Not Working
- severely left me feeling doped up, medical THC is more effective for me personally and i rather dislike thc on the whole.
- Wellbutrin Somewhat Helpful
- Taken regularly this medication throws me into a manic high that is unreal. However a 3-days dosage at the onset of a heavy depression usually kicks me out of it, thus shortening what would be a week to three weeks.
- EMDR Somewhat Helpful
- my mental health counsellor is a big proponent of this so it is a work in progress.
Close Personality Disorders
Type: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)I was diagnosed Borderline Personality Disorder in the early '80s when i was 16.
Treatments
- Talking Working / Worked
- currently i have a great mental health counsellor .
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