Bipolar Disorder Support Group
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I'm curious to see how many of you are doing other things in conjunction with your medication to gain stability.
Such as:
* Keeping a tight sleep schedule
*Avoiding Caffeine
*Avoiding street drugs and alcohol
*Eating right
*Exercising
*Drinking lots of water
*Seeing your psychiatrist on a regular basis
*Seeing your therapist on a regular basis
* Have a support system, i.e., a support group, family support, a supportive friend, ect.....
Such as:
* Keeping a tight sleep schedule
*Avoiding Caffeine
*Avoiding street drugs and alcohol
*Eating right
*Exercising
*Drinking lots of water
*Seeing your psychiatrist on a regular basis
*Seeing your therapist on a regular basis
* Have a support system, i.e., a support group, family support, a supportive friend, ect.....
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*Avoiding street drugs and alcohol
*Drinking lots of water
*Seeing your psychiatrist on a regular basis
*Seeing your therapist on a regular basis
* Have a support system, i.e., a support group, family support, a supportive friend
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BRAVO! For your road to stability!
Peace!
That's about it for me.
My support group is here.
No drugs/alcohol because I have an addictive personality.
I think I'm doing pretty good, no?
Oh ya ok they said that the caffine interfered with the medication and made it harder to tell how it was working... or if it was working properly...
But if it cant work with my caffine then I need a new med
Oh ya ok they said that the caffine interfered with the medication and made it harder to tell how it was working... or if it was working properly...
But if it cant work with my caffine then I need a new med
Sleep is determined by child's schedule, but it's very important! Eating right comes and goes with hormones and moods - cope with food sometimes. Exercise comes and goes (same as with food).