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desdecoux 
This is my first day on Daily Strength. I am already feeling welcome here. It has been a long road for me already, as I am sure it has been for everyone else. I have grown up feeling confused. I didnt know why I felt so up and down all the time. I would be up on top of the world for a while, then I would go into a 4-6 month long depression. It wasnt until I was well into high school that I figured things out (sort of). I grew up with my mother being bipolar, and honestly I thought she was just crazy. But taking a step back on things made me see that there was much more involved. The more I thought about it, the more things became clear. I knew I was bipolar. I didnt go to the doctor until this past October, and he told me with my family history and etc that I was bipolar. But he didnt want to label me as such because I would have to carry that through my entire life. But this label helped me understand. He perscribed me Lexapro, but honestly I do not think it is right for me. I think it made things worse. I have been reading alot of books. I just bought one that I am really into and is helping, "Bipolar Disorder Demystified: Mastering the Tightrpe of Manic Depression" by Lana R. Castle. It has given me a deeper look into things. It also suggested support groups, which brings me here. I want to thank everyone who has given me support and I hope I can make some good firends here.
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hi, well ignore my response to your post because you clearly are already educating yourself. you are so fortunate to know at this early stage of your life & to be together enough to search for info & support on your own.
i would like to recommend [if you havent already read it] 'Detour : My Bipolar Road Trip in 4-D' by lizzie simon
it's autobiographical & talks with other bps in their teens & 20s.
plus anything by kay redfield jamison
reading the stories of others with bp really helped me alot in the beginning.
good luck!
mb
mbc64
Hi! I would also recommend anything by Julie Fast or Kay Redfield-Jamieson as well. BTW, I feel the same about Lexapro. I am seeing a new pdoc (psychiatrist) in a couple weeks so I'd like to see what he says. My old one said to wait it out (six weeks!). I'm curious what symptoms you are getting from the Lexapro.
Cyncia