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From acuriousfish
October 14
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
Have suffered with bouts of depression and anxiety etc since childhood, slowly becoming apparent during adolescence though I did not know what "IT" was. Has slowly worsened through the years with worsening bouts of depression lasting for sometimes days, sometimes months. I developed bouts of "highs" in last couple of years, escalating to rapid cycles of moodswings last year or so ago with diagnosis of bipolar affective disorder last year. Know best support comes from people of the same.
Treatments
- Depakote Working / Worked
- Seems to keeep my moods relatively stable. 400mg morn & night
- Group Therapy Working / Worked
- Attended 12 Step Program - GROW for nearly a year. Best thing since sliced bread!!! Moved back to town of origin after 5 1/2 years to be near family & unfortunately meetings too far away. Keep my literature close by & call members from old group.
- Seroquel Working / Worked
- Hospitalised in April for 2 weeks after self harm & manic episode. Put me on 200mg morn & night. Now take 200 at night. Too scared to go off yet. Think they help me sleep better. Daytime dose made me too tired.
- Zyprexa Working / Worked
- Was on long term about 5 years ago. Helped at the time. Was too scaed to go off for a long time.
- Remeron Working / Worked
- 30mg for 5 months increased to 45mg about month ago. Seems to be okay.
Close Personality Disorders
Type: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)History of depression, anxiety, occasional selp harm, worsening this year. Diagnosed Borderline Personality Disorder after 2 weeks in hospital this year. As soon as I started to read about it, I recognised myself so much. Am way over "looking for labels" as an excuse years ago. All of a sudden now I find myself faced with answers & faced with a knowledge that could help me to recover.
Treatments
- Talking Working / Worked
- Fortnightly sessions with a great counsellor for about 6 months or so which started prior to my diagnosis. We had started working on "inner child" stuff & her just letting me do a lot of talking. Have moved to be closer to my family. Have seen my new counsellor so far 3 times, so we will see. She is based more on CBT and management techniques of my stress and anxiety. Think she'll be good though. Compassionate, but doesn't cut me any slack!!
- Remeron Working / Worked
- For my depression. Swapped to this about 6 months ago at 30mg. Been on 45mg for about a month. so far so good.
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