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.
My second pdoc greeted me at her office, opened her prescription pad, and asked me what I wanted. Not my style.
My third pdoc told me I'm the most sensitive being in the universe because I have so many unpleasant reactions to meds. He wants me to be on the full dose of each of my meds. I want to get off meds because they interfere with my life. I'm not sure that they've helped me at all, except the clonazepam for anxiety.
I was diagnosed Oct. 2006. I understood at the time that I'd start feeling better in 6 months. How long have you been working with meds?
I'm getting a lot of hope from the books by Drs. Amen and Hyman. They write about healing the brain.