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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HannaHana
HannaHana
Ok....so I stopped taking my meds. I know, I know. I shouldn't do that. But I've been wondering whether or not my BP dx is true. What if it was all just situational?

Anyway, I am looking toward the future.....it's time for me to return into the world. I've been just isolated for the past 5 years. I'll looking to go back to school.....then back to work....and living life.

Is that totally manic of me to think?

I'm just done with meds and their side effects and I'm ready to live.

Please tell me what you think!
Community Leaderacuriousfish
acuriousfish
While I think mood swings can be situational and can be caused by a number of things - I'd guess the true mark of someone with cyclothemia, BP2 or BP1 is the speeding up of thought, being flooded with ideas and speaking faster.

If you have someone that knows you they can possibly also tell you that your connections and mental leaps are getting harder to follow.
Community Leaderacuriousfish
acuriousfish
oh and the other thing is in retrospective when you think..

"what WAS I thinking?"

actually more like..

"what the fuck was I THINKING, I mean, really, wtf????" plus discovering the new collection of stuffed animals you bought off e-bay to give to all your friends and relatives.
HannaHana
HannaHana
So far no one has said anything to me about changes in my mood or anything. I've even proposed the ideas to quite a few people.

I know that I'm being slightly more outspoken (although I don't think that my speech is pressured or anything) and I am pretty irritable, but I wouldn't expect any different from coming off meds.

I'll definitely take my friend's and family's input into account.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I went med freed the other week, I understand. I think I am having a hard time right now becuase of my situation not anything else. I have no one to talk to about hoe I feel and it just is all piling up on me. I understand wanting to live free.....
deleted_user
deleted_user
You can do whatever you set you mind and heart to. Bipolar or not.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I wish you well with your choices and with your future plans. :) I know some folks on this forum can go med free but they say it isn't easy. I choose meds but that is just me so to each his own whatever works for you.
magicsls
magicsls
Tried going med free many times....didn't work for me
deleted_user
deleted_user
I think your days are numbered, sooner or later, you will feel what happens when we stop taking meds.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Being on the meds can be frustrating at times. I miss the FUN MANIA. But i have come off my meds a few times...and OMG...I was so sick! I think the sickest I've been. It could be dangerous...please put your mental health first and consult your doctor. He cannot make you go back on your meds. but he can help you come off them safely. And then find an alternate route for treatment. don't take chances.
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