Bipolar Anyone?

Question

I have it and would love to hear from others to share with me in this delightful experience.

Answer 1

Hmmm......it sucks. I take 7 meds everyday. I have spent time in the hospital for both mania and depression. I got escorted 2 times to the hospital by the police when I was manic and kept insisting that I had the solution to the world while standing on a bridge.

I have been in the depths of depair ~ tried to kill myself 3 times ~ 2 stomach pumps resulting.

People think it is funny. That your mood changes from one minute to the next. IT'S NOT LIKE THAT. I can spend months in depression, barely being able to move. And weeks in Mania, where the world is so great, I think I am in charge of it.

It sucks

Answer 2

My lovely very dear friend has bi-polar. She thinks she is the only person in the world with this illness. She takes her medication
but what is really worrying her now is that due to the Lithium
it has affected her kidneys so now they are 'keeping a careful eye'
on her. She does not see a therapist at all and sometimes I
don,t think her doctor is as sympathetic to her condition as he
could be. While in Canada her mom died so she had to bring
her dad (he has Alzheimers) home and she is now a full time
carer for him. She has lost so much weight I don,t know how
long she will be able to keep this up. She desperately needs
her sleep. Though she does get a sitter twice a week now
so that she can go to bed.
I think life is so unfair - when you have all the wicked walking
the earth. You have the good suffer. Thats my moan for tonight.
Gdnight.
I was wondering are their helplines for people that have
Bi-Polar?

Answer 3

Ha, this week I was on holiday with a big plan to spring clean. And what did I do? I slept on the sofa in my coat most of the time, forgetting to eat. Two weeks ago I started doing the kitchen, got all the pots and pans out, decided to do upstairs instead, then realised the garden needed doing so left everything else and raided the shed.
And guess what? Im supposed to be 'better'.
But as long as I take my medication and live from a list and get enough sleep, and dont drink too much coffee, and 'talk it all out', and dont have stress, and can block out the thoughts, etc etc Im not too bad.

Answer 4

I have been bipolar for 16 years, through the end of school and university, through several hospital admissions, countless medications, and many jobs. it's really hard to get a handle on it!
I reccommend the manic depression fellowship self management course, as it really helps you get better at recognising your triggers and lookng at coping strategies.
I have currently been off medication for over a year, have a healthy 3 month old son, and am just learning to drive. I also am on Maternity leave from a management position (after several years unemployment due to being bipolar)
So please don't think this is it for your ambitions and dreams, you can still achieve many of the things you want. E mail me for a chat if you need to.
Good luck in the wonderful rollercoaster or bipolar!

Answer 5

Yes, me too. You are not alone. there are many places you can go for help. The mdf have a website that it quite good ( although a bit sparce).
I think once you have the diagnosis is can be a little scary, and there isn't enough good information. Read Kay Jamieson Redfields book 'the fire within' ( although it does glamourize it somewhat!), there is also Prozac nation but many people find that 'triggering'. And electroboy, well known for his manic episodes. It varys from person to person depending on if they are BP 1, 11 or other variations.

Answer 6

IVE JUST BEEN DIAGNOSED BUT HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FROM MY EARLY TEENS.IM 24 NOW.
ITS FRICKIN HORRID.
WHEN IM HIGH,IM SO HAPPY AND CONFIDENT.THINGS FEEL GREAT AND I FEEL IM WORTH SOMETHING.PEOPLE THAT DONT SHARE MY EXCITEMENT REALLY HACK ME OFF.I GO ON MAD SPENDING SPREES WITH MONEY I HAVNT GOT WHICH HAS LED TO DEBT GALORE.
MY PHONE BILLS GET SKY HIGH AS IM ALWAYS CALLING PEOPLE,SOMETIMES VERY LATE AT NIGHT BECAUSE IM WIDE AWAKE.
I TRY TO DO 100 JOBS IN ONE GO,THEN SEE SOMETHING ELSE THAT NEEDS DOING AND START ANOTHER 100 JOBS.
I DONT SLEEP AND IM EXCITED ALL THE TIME AND I MAKE DECISIONS THAT SEEM A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME BUT,TURN OUT A NIGHTMARE.I.E.....QUITTING THE JOB I LOVE BACAUSE I CAN DO BETTER,SELLING MY CAR FOR MONEY FOR A HOLIDAY,BACAUSE I DONT REALLY NEED A CAR.....NEED I GO ON.

WHEN IM LOW,WHICH IS MORE OFTEN,I DONT WANT TO GET OUT OF BED.I DONT WANT TO GET DRESSED,I CANT GET THE ENERGY TO CLEAN.I DONT ANSWER MY DOOR OR PHONE.I CRY ALL THE TIME.I FEEL USELESS AND GUILTY THAT IM MAKING EVERYONE ELSE FEEL SAD.....SO ON SO ON SO ON.

SOMETIMES IM JUST 'ME'.I LOVE THIS TIME.I GET ON WELL WITH MY PARTNER,IM HAPPY WITH MYSELF AND WHAT IVE GOT AND WISH I COULD STAY LIKE IT FOREVER.

ITS A CONSTANT BATTLE LIVING WITH BIPOLAR.I OFTEN THINK OF SUICIDE.MY FAMILY ARE NOT VERY SUPPORTIVE.THEY SAY THAT ITS A SELFISH ILLNESS.
MAYBE IT IS BUT,I DIDNT ASK TO BE THIS WAY.
THE ONLY THING STOPPING MYSELF FROM COMMITTING SUICIDE IS MY FAMILY....HOW CAN THAT BE SELFISH.

I DONT KNOW IF I'LL EVER GET BETTER BUT,ITS EARLY DAYS YET AND IM READY TO FIGHT IT.

GOOD LUCK HUN.

Answer 7

Hi-Welcome aboard! I was diagnosed in 1995 after years of being treated for depression and being ignored too!! If I can ever be of any help to you please don't hesitate to ask! I have been up an down on this crazy roller coaster more times than I care to admit and I have spent more time going on and off my meds more times than I care to admit but if I can make one suggestion to you-take your meds and go to your therapist and stick to a routine b/c it makes a difference!!! I have learned the hard way!! Also, you're NOT alone!

Answer 8

hey, i've got been bothered by bipolar for an prolonged time, in line with danger years, yet I in basic terms have been given a diagnosis a pair of week in the past! no person else in my relatives has it, all of them have recurrent melancholy quite. it extremely is a alleviation to get the diagnosis in a fashion, because of fact i comprehend that it is the Bipolar inflicting my temper swings and not in basic terms ''me being loopy''. i've got been began on a low dose of Zyprexa, i think of my psychiatrist intends to characteristic greater drugs in a pair of week's time. i think of on the time he theory i grow to be manic, because of fact whilst he asked how i might cost my temper I reported 'low part of regular' after which his eyebrows raised and he appeared stunned and reported 'you propose you get lots larger than this?' and that i went 'hell yeah!' and laughed, and that's whilst he positioned me on the Zyprexa. i'm somewhat depressed on the minute nonetheless, and that i can not have the potential to make myself bypass away the abode, dress or get something to consume... besides, on the 2nd i'm no longer functioning nicely in any respect, in spite of the undeniable fact that it extremely is sort of a alleviation to comprehend there are different bipolar human beings obtainable that are coping and residing a typical existence. i'm hoping which would be me quickly too. in line with danger as quickly as i'm on the your best option drugs. all the suited. <3 x

Answer 9

By delightful i guess you are on a high ,ME TOO! And on a lighter note i bet all the people who answered your question typed really fast, Take care and good luck, get the meds...

Answer 10

*Sigh* Too much to say on this board. I'm on several meds that I take everyday. They've worked really well for me lately, but I've recently begun showing signs of my old emotional self. Sobbing for seemingly no reason, getting agitated easily, the list goes on. I'm hoping it's something that will pass and I can go back to being normal on my meds :)

Welcome to the club! ha ha...