im bipolar, and i take meds BUT, its irritating cause i want to wein off of them but im afraid that my depression will get BAD again, then the horrible cycling....Should i learn to meditate or?
2007-05-10 08:47:58 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
Bipolar disorder is a lot like asthma, or diabetes. There is no cure, only long-term treatment.
The minute you get off of your medication, your symptoms WILL return. And I know it can be a pain in the butt to take meds every day, but look at it this way.
What's worse? Taking a few pills, or the cycling and depression?
Please stay on your medications, and never, EVER try to get off of them without a doctors permission and help. Stopping them can cause very big problems.
2007-05-10 08:55:32 · answer #1 · answered by Mina 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have the same problems, personally I hate the meds too. However, after going round and round, for years, taking them till I felt better and then thinking it was OK to stop, was my BIG mistake. I've found that life is just so much better with them, not perfect, but better! I've yet to find natural meds to help. You are right though, meditation and exercise helps A LOT!!!
Sometimes you'll have to force yourself to do these things as well as get out and try doing things you normally find fun. You'll find that once your doing it you'll begin to feel better.
Try bringing a friend to challenge you, my son is very good at this! Don't not take the meds because it's too embarrassing to take them, it's better to feel like you can function in the world than to worry about what other people think about how you are functioning! Good Luck. I wish you the best!
2007-05-10 15:57:16 · answer #2 · answered by Aunt K. 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can't get off your meds.
It's part of your disease---your mind telling you that you don't need them. Then the cycle WILL Start. you get off of them and then the bipolar get MUCH worse. You'd probably have to be hospitalized for a week or two to get you back on your medications and stop the terrible ups and downs. Then, once you are feeling pretty good again, your disease will tell you you don't need them. And it just goes round and round.
I suggest that you get into some counseling/therapy with other who are going through the same things you are. You all can teach each other how to deal with these issues without stopping your medications. Contact the doctor who prescribes your medications. He/she can get you into a group.
And that person who posted about (pandabunny) if he/she stopped taking the meds, then they were never bipolar to begin with.
2007-05-10 15:52:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you are bipolar...
YOU NEED MEDICATION... Im sorry but bipolars don't wein off medications.. unless the case is REALLY MILD... and I highly doubt that's the case... stay on your meds, and you will continue to feel normal... you go off your meds... and you will be screwed... YOU ONLY FEEL OKAY BECAUSE OF MEDS....and come on how hard is it to take a pill every day?....
2007-05-10 15:51:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I regulated mine a lot better after I got off meds b/c meds allowed me to slow down and take a step back, and I retained that knowledge after I got off meds (I was taking paxil).
My main way of coping with anxiety/depression is with physical activity - like running or dancing or working out at the gym. Also a good diet really helps.
2007-05-10 15:51:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you believe that people were created as (or evolved into)flawed beings unable to cope with minor chemical imbalances in thier brains? Personally I think people today live in a culture which encourages dependence on everything - utensils, technology, cars, other people, counselling, and of course medication. Breaking that cultural indoctrination can be immensely hard, but also rewarding in that it is the only way to live life on your own terms, as you seem to be discovering.
That said, it can be dangerous to stop taking medication you have been perscribed. Consult a doctor before you attempt this. In school I was perscribed Ritalin and Zoloft, but stopped taking both as I felt unable to be happy. Although I was not exactly depression free for a while I eventually found that happiness is much more important that avoiding unhappiness. Learn to cope with life yourself or you will forever be a slave to your medication.
2007-05-10 15:55:45 · answer #6 · answered by TheEconomist 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You NEED your medications... you can only meditate when your mind is able to be at the present moment. Meditation helps in several ways but you do need to find out what really helps you in terms of techniques and your medical condition.
Meditation is for anyone but sometimes, it is not advisable for some people...
2007-05-10 17:13:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Omega-3 for Depression and Bipolar Disorder
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2007-05-10 15:53:33 · answer #8 · answered by Legandivori 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i worked with a lot of bi polar people in a large psychiatric hospital, and every re admission we had was due to the fact that they stopped taking their medications. my brother was bi polar , went off his medication, and a few weeks later got very depressed and killed himself. unfortunately the symptoms usually all ways re appear. i have seen people try herbs, meditations, religion, and they did not work. based on my personal and professional experience, i would not try it.
2007-05-10 19:24:54 · answer #9 · answered by zeek 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its hard to come off the meds, i've tried but you just spin back to where you started.
Stick with it you'll be better off in the long run.
2007-05-10 15:51:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋