Bipolar Disorder Support Group

Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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BP Poll Results

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22 participants said NO they are not satisfied with their antidepressant

16 said YES they were satisfied.

That is 58% who are NOT satisfied.

Can you think of any other specialty of medicine that is satisfied with a 42% success rate?

I am not here to tell anyone to not use antidepressant meds.

I only challenge you to pursue options if you are not satisfied.
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I certainly would NOT want to go to surgery if there was only a 42% chance that the surgery would do any good.
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Ya! Most of them. Why do you think they "practice medicine" instead of "provide healing". Success comes from inside. We are in need of assitance. The true healing work is ours to do.
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That's a great point there. Thanks for doing the poll. Very creative and informative.
CarlaBentley
CarlaBentley
I believe in the 1960's, the doctors in England went on strike and the death rate went DOWN!!!! LOLOLOL!!!!!!!
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rofl @ Carla.

To me it would only make sense to pursue other drugs or other options if my current drugs were not working for me.
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Sometimes the docs seem to want me on certain meds because they're satisfied w/the results, not because i am. I don't necessarily want 'this is as good as it gets'. I want improvement on how i'm feeling, so that i could live life to the fullest and have what i used to - a marriage, a career, etc.
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In 2005 the New England Journal of Medicine reported that most Px meds were 27% effective (this includes meds prescribed for affective disorders). Their conclusion was that the placebo effect was what made the difference. They commented that this would always be the case. So actually, 42% is a shockingly high success rate especially for an affective order that would affect the placebo effect like BP.
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^ Hmmmm then I guess I'm kinda screwed... I absolutely hate taking my meds.
CarlaBentley
CarlaBentley
Hi, Mr. Tim!!! (Reply # 7)
Well, if we can go so far as to believe we're God Himself, why WOULDN'T we be capable of being particularly susceptible to the Placebo effect!!!? LOLOL!!!!
I think so, therefor it is!!!!
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meds make a huge difference for me.
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I agree, lou, meds help me too. I just wish they could get me to where i'd like to be... they always seem to fall short of improving my life to that degree....
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Meds make a huge difference for me but I think they're only a part of the picture. I think you also have to change your lifestyle, change your behavior/thinking, and develop a support system.
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i'm on two antidepressants, a mood stabiliser an anti-psychotic and two benzo's...oh and sleepers..also thyroid meds. *cough* doing okay ;)
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i'm on two antidepressants, a mood stabiliser an anti-psychotic and two benzo's...oh and sleepers..also thyroid meds. *cough* doing okay ;)
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doubletime!
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