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Been Bipolar for years
| Mon, 07-31-2006 - 9:00pm |
Hello everyone:
I have been diagnosed with Bipolar disorder for the last 6 years. Looking back on it I was showing symptoms long before that. Anyways, I moved away from home and in with my boyfriend, who ended up being a woman abuser. I decided to see a phycologist so I had someone to help me through this. He refered me to the doctor and I ended up being diagnosed. After that I switched Dr. and started seeing someone else. He would put me on medication and I would complain of side effects and stop taking it. I am suprised he even kept my as a patient. I started into drugs after me and my boyfriend split. I turned into a raging maniac. I through things at people, I would cut my self to try to bleed to death. I was a rock bottem, when I decidied to go to rehab. After that I went back to my Dr. and decided to give treatment a true try. I have many issues. (Borderline Personality, Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive disorder, Phobias, ADD, the list goes on and on). He put me on Abilify, Lamictal, Strattera, Zoloft, Wellbutrin, and Camprol. I am now heavely medicated and without those meds I go insane and look for fights. I have spent many nights in the ER having my stomach pumped because I was trying to kill myself on an overdose. I guess I am needing advice on life. I feel like life is miserable and all I get is bad luck. Nothing good ever happens to me. How do I cope with stress and what's a good outlook to have on life?? This is a short version of the whole story but I hope it makes enough sense for someone to give me some advice.
I have been diagnosed with Bipolar disorder for the last 6 years. Looking back on it I was showing symptoms long before that. Anyways, I moved away from home and in with my boyfriend, who ended up being a woman abuser. I decided to see a phycologist so I had someone to help me through this. He refered me to the doctor and I ended up being diagnosed. After that I switched Dr. and started seeing someone else. He would put me on medication and I would complain of side effects and stop taking it. I am suprised he even kept my as a patient. I started into drugs after me and my boyfriend split. I turned into a raging maniac. I through things at people, I would cut my self to try to bleed to death. I was a rock bottem, when I decidied to go to rehab. After that I went back to my Dr. and decided to give treatment a true try. I have many issues. (Borderline Personality, Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive disorder, Phobias, ADD, the list goes on and on). He put me on Abilify, Lamictal, Strattera, Zoloft, Wellbutrin, and Camprol. I am now heavely medicated and without those meds I go insane and look for fights. I have spent many nights in the ER having my stomach pumped because I was trying to kill myself on an overdose. I guess I am needing advice on life. I feel like life is miserable and all I get is bad luck. Nothing good ever happens to me. How do I cope with stress and what's a good outlook to have on life?? This is a short version of the whole story but I hope it makes enough sense for someone to give me some advice.

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If I had any advice for you, it would be to give your treatments time to work, including time to find the right treatments. I was dxed bp when I was 20 and it wasn't under control til I was 29.
Hang in there, and keep taking your meds!
Express!
Beth "Petrouchka"
((((((((((((((Hugs)))))))))))))))))))) and welcome to the board. As Beth said, the biggest piece of advice I can think to give you is to give the treatment time to work. And give yourself time to find the right treatment. You will get through this and when that happens you will be a much stronger and more stable person. It can take time so just try to be patient. Hang in there and keep us posted.
Hugs,
Traci