There are many kinds of therapy out there. The four mentioned below have been shown to be effective for bipolar, although it’s not an exhaustive list – it’s just to get you started on your exploration.
Information in this post is NOT medical advice; it’s provided for educational purposes only. Please consult with a doctor and/or a mental health professional for any medication changes.
Information in this guide is NOT medical advice; it’s provided for educational purposes only. Please consult with a doctor and/or a mental health professional before implementing anything you read here.
I know this instance is mostly dead,but I figured I’d post regardless. What do you think would have changed in your life if you didn’t have bipolar? Negatively, positively, or both. I have a lot, as I am unsure what’s caused by me, or bipolar. (Could be both!)
For me, my attendance during education would have been way better, but I’m still a fairly educated individual.
Probably less friendship break ups, too.
For myself, I've been feeling a lot of despair, but try to balance things out by going to music shows and the like. Tonight, I'm going to a local comedy show with a buddy. I think I'd be in terrible shape if I was single; living with my partner for the past 15 months has made all the difference.
She told me I trauma dumped on her and I was looking to trauma bond. Which I think isn't true since I disclosed to other dates from the get-go I was bipolar because I am one of those who think it's better to tell someone right away then later when they get attached. Some people are just not okay dating with mental illnesses and that's okay. So I prefer to say it in advance.
Make sure you watch your labels. My Dr changed the individual lamictal MG from four 100mg, to two 200mg. No one told me, and I didn't notice and ended up taking 800mg for a week. I ended up in the emergency room with the inability to see properly, and couldn't keep myself standing. So yeah, I overdosed on twice the maximum dosage, which damn near killed me - all because my Dr randomly changed my prescription and no one told me about it. Maybe I should have noticed, but I had the same prescription for the last 6 years.
I started taking Abilify / aripiprazole just about a week ago and have had some very annoying side effects. I searched on Reddit and found people with similar experiences, but didn't find anything on Lemmy. For the sake of building up content here, I thought I'd share.
There's a lot of anger today. Feel free to rant. Especially right now, if your meds say no alcohol, let's heed that warning. I am struggling myself on how to sleep the next few nights. We are here for each other.
I am still manic so please forgive me but I am on the comedown. I just wrote 3 pages in Word trying to tell my story but I couldn't express myself correctly so I'll boil it down. I've been manic for up to the last month and a half or was manic, crashed and am manic again. I tried to kill myself 13 days ago using (a fuckton of) pills. I very nearly succeeded. I am home and healing. Yesterday my sister was listening to me talk and broke the spell by just asking "have you considered you might be manic?". For the first time in 40 years I acknowledged that, yes, I was manic, it explained nearly everything very neatly and that meant I was actually bipolar. I am ready to heal.
I just noticed the pills changed a bit, and instead of a 20 printed on one side, it's now a 25. I called the pharmacist and they said that it was changed and they don't know why.
I’ve been on Geodon for over four years now. At first it was great, but TD symptoms started about a year ago and now I’m getting EPS too. I think it’s time for a switch up. I’ve heard good things about Vraylar and Abilify, anyone else have experience? Seroquel is great for sleeping but the daytime zombiness is no good. I gained 15 pounds in a month on Xyprexa, will never do that again either.
I was diagnosed with cyclothymia years ago. I am usually very stable although on rare occasions I push myself and I become hypomanic. It's caused by not sleeping at home for a few weeks and my herniated discs start acting up. Bonus if I am social and am having a good time. I have decided to seek professional help so I can have meds available next time it occurs however I'm 14 days out from seeing anyone. For now, it is very difficult to shut down my brain to sleep. I've been trying calming music, exercise, meditation and it's helpful but not enough. I took ltheanine, magnesium, valerian root and benedryl last night and even after that my synapses were firing so fast it took me hours to fall asleep. I've been getting 5-6 hours of sleep each night, which is good for me compared to past times.
I've been in therapy for 10 years, and with my current therapist for 4 of them. I love him and he's great, and don't get me wrong therapy is a life saver, but I recently hung out with a childhood friend and we talked about some deep things. My therapist is a pro and doesn't offer advice other than helping perspective shifts, but my friend made some observations and suggestions that hit home. He just straight up said "huh, it sounds like you should call your mom more" and "you know, I see what you do and I don't think the weed has been stopping your productivity, but if it's in the way of happiness you need to do what you need to do" (my big thing with weed was I would kick myself for not getting shit done while high).
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