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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deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm just gonna put this out there in case it might help someone because I've been there.....

I love the BP board and rarely come on anymore but when I do, there are so many sad souls dealing with this crap of a disorder. I still suffer with it too and I feel everyone here.

If anyone here drinks alcohol or does recreational drugs, it will make your BP worse.

If you drink alcohol (especially in excess) or abuse drugs, please take an honest look at this part of your life. Please discuss it with your pdoc & consider changing it.

I love you all xx
dancingd
dancingd
I have to agree,if someone is serious about finding some kind of peace and stability..booze and drugs have to be out of the picture..boreing,sad that we can't have a little drink now and then...but in all seriousness..we should stay away from these substances.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I can't comment on the effects of an occasional indulgence except to say that it seems ill advised given the potency of the psychotropic medications most of us are taking. I can comment as an alcoholic/addict that serious substance abuse really screws you up.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Any kind of drug can affect your moods...even caffeine in excess can throw me into a frenzy. I always relied on drugs to mask what I was feeling...self medicated to the danger zone.... I have learned to respect the pmeds and abstain from other drugs....still have a problem with caffeine- but I have remained sober for the past 16 years and am thankful that my sobriety brought me to the point that I was willing to reach out and get the proper help and guidance.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I needed to hear that. I've been doin' whatever I feel like lately and I know I'm not thinking correctly and then the alcohol makes me think less clearly and it just keeps rolling into less and less control. Yep, needed to hear it. Thanks
deleted_user
deleted_user
On the occasions that I have gotten drunk.. have always regretted it.It's not worth it for me because a clear head is hard enough to live with as it is.In the illness, I mean.The stretching depressions that follow are a waste of energy.
It took me a long while to learn that lesson though..Alcohol and socialising are a bastard-pairing.
I love strawberry trifles.They do my head in.* bang-slap-bangs-head *
deleted_user
deleted_user
I agree, alcohol and drugs are not cool for bipolars, but they're also not cool for addicts, period. I went off my Depakote and Lexapro cold turkey and the result was I drank my way through China and nearly messed up my life and marriage. Thank God I'm back on good meds, that actually work for me better than the Depakote did; working with the right docs and getting the right meds helps wonders. I'm so much better now that I'm sober as well....two years two weeks ago!
BipolarPrincess
BipolarPrincess
I don't drink or do recreational drugs.....I use Valerian Root for my anxieites but that is completely medicinal and I got approved by the
pharmacist to mix it with my meds. So no harm there.
BipolarPrincess
BipolarPrincess
I used to smoke pot in the past but that was way back when I don't do that shit anymore.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Wait a minute.... If I hallucinate as a baseline state, take Risperdal to control it, drop a bunch of acid and hallucinate again, am I worse or just back to normal :o)

(I'm that one guy you've heard of who at 41 has never taken a "street drug" of any kind, so this is merely a joke)
deleted_user
deleted_user
Wait a minute.... If I hallucinate as a baseline state, take Risperdal to control it, drop a bunch of acid and hallucinate again, am I worse or just back to normal :o)

(I'm that one guy you've heard of who at 41 has never taken a "street drug" of any kind, so this is merely a joke)
penny59
penny59
no drugs no drinks....
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