mdquince1 asked:


I’ve been bipolar for 6 years now and I just wanted to hear others bipolar stories. I know what it says on webmd and wikipeda but I want to hear “REAL” stories of what you go through on a daily bases.

Kathryn

freedom68 asked:


I have a 17 year old male with Bipolar disorder he for gets his meds and probably does not want to take them. He has not completely accepted the diagnosis,the suicide,threats of bodly harm .How ,what I do not know if he will be safe on the streets when he turns 18,how can I protect him from him self?

Jackie

J Davidson asked:


e most serious side effects of untreated bipolar disorder is the bipolar violence associated with it. This could be a self-caused treatment failure. The term used to define this is called “noncompliance.”When you fail to take your medications, the opportunity for bipolar violence increases as well as the chance to hurt yourself or others.

Medical studies have shown that approximately 25 percent of prescribe medicines are not taken. When it comes to psychiatric medicines, this number can be doubled. With bipolar disorder, one in two patients will stop their medication in the first 12 months of treatment; usually because they will experiment with their dosage and/or go off their medication altogether (many because they enjoy their manic “highs”).

But if the medications can control the person\’s bipolar disorder, why would they stop taking it? These are some of the excuses:

#Refusal to medicate away their “true selves.” They feel like they\’ll turn “robotic.”

* Side Effects. This is the most common excuse people give for not taking their medication. However, there are many ways to minimize the side effects of bipolar medication.

* Oversedation – perople do not want to feel like they\’re in a fog.

* Weight gain. Not all bipolar medications make a person gain weight, but this is still used as an excuse not to take their medication.

* Sexual performance – Although not a side effect of most bipolar disease medications, it\’s still used as an excuse to stop taking prescribed medications.

* Lack of money. They will say that they can\’t pay for their medications; however, there are many drug companies that now provide medication for free.

* Lack of insurance. This, too, is no longer a valid excuse, as there is Medicaid and Medicare for needy people and, as previously stated, there are drug companies who will provide medication for free (especially for those people who fall in “the doughnut hole” of Medicare).

* No transportation. They will say they have no way to get to the pharmacy to get their medication, and the pharmacy doesn\’t deliver.

* Shame and/or Stigma: People will blame everything on society of they use their medications

* No need for it. They believe they can handle their bipolar disorder on their own, without medication.

* Cured – because they think they are cured (mostly because they\’re on a manic high) and don\’t have a need for medication.

* Drugs/Alcohol. Substance abuse can mask the symptoms of bipolar disorder, so they don\’t think they need the bipolar medication, or are afraid to mix the two.

* Longterm effect — people are afraid of the longterm effects of the medicine.

* Pressure: Some people feel that their family, friends or co-workers (or society in general) are pressuring them not to take their medicine.

* Religion – people say their religion prevents them from taking medicines..

* 12-Step Program. They will say that their 12-Step Program forbids any chemicals from entering their body, even prescriptions.

* Pregnancy: Some females will be concerned that their bipolar disease medicine will affect their unborn child..

* Performance: some feel they will still perform at a better level when not taking their medications.

* Creativity. They believe they are more creative without medication.

* Productivity. They believe they get more done without their medication.

Bipolar Violence can be the result of untreated bipolar disorder. However, the excuses not to take bipolar medication may be as varied as the people who are prescribed the medication. Nonetheless, the statistics of people ceasing to take their medication, along with the asssociated ******* rates, are staggering..

If you are prescribed medicine for your bipolar disease, please Do Not become noncompliant. There are many reasons given for stopping, but they are just excuses. No matter how you look at it, the excuses are not valid.

If you are having problems with your medication, please discuss these problems with your doctor. You should never stop taking prescribed medications without discussing them first with a professional health provider — this is very, very dangerous, and the resultant bipolar violence can cause serious bodliy injuries or even death.

Judith

Maddy asked:


Im writing an essay for a contest about my barrier: being bipolar. How should i start it?

Marc

Lina Smith asked:


Bipolar disease is a type of psychiatric condition which can severely affect the life of anyone suffering from it, and the lives of those close to them. Mood plays a key role in bipolar disease as the condition presents itself in extreme mood swings. Those people who have a diagnosis of bipolar disease often find that they experience tremendous highs and crushing lows, which occur without any warning. These exaggerated moods are interspersed with times when the bipolar disease sufferer feels quite ‘normal’ and can function quite happily.

When the person with the bipolar disease diagnosis feels particularly happy, only intensively so, medical professionals term this is being in a ‘mania’ period. This can last from minutes to hours to even days and whilst the bipolar disease sufferer is in the middle of one of these episodes they can experience hallucinations and delusions. However this type of behaviour is at the more extreme end of the bipolar disease spectrum. On the flipside when a bipolar disease sufferer is feeling low it is known as a ‘depressive episode’ and this can also last for some time.

It is easy to say when hearing about bipolar disease, that everyone feels extreme highs and lows during their life and it is something that should be dealt with. However this is easy to say if you are not someone with bipolar disease as these manic highs and depressive lows can actually affect the quality of life of sufferers.

For instance when someone with bipolar disease is having a manic episode they can become very restless, their mind will race and they might exhibit strange behaviours. Many bipolar disease sufferers find that they do highly uncharacteristic things such as spend huge amounts of money or turn to drugs and alcohol. Delusion can also take hold and reality and fantasy can easily become blurred making it very hard to deal with someone in the middle of a bipolar disease episode.

When a bipolar disease sufferer is going through a depressive episode they can feel an overwhelming sense of guilt, sadness, anxiety, hopelessness and even anger. They might also find that they are unable to sleep and so may rely on sleeping pills, sexual activity might take a back seat as their *** drive is lost and severe apathy can take hold. When a person is in the middle of any episodes it can be distressing both for them and for those around them.

In certain cases when the person with bipolar disease has very increased mania or depression they can become psychotic and this can be very serious indeed. Some people may even require hospitalisation as they need specialist treatment to overcome the manic or depressive episode. Hospitalisation, however is only performed when there is a real concern about the wellbeing of the bipolar disease patient. Otherwise prescription drugs are used to control the symptoms and episodes of bipolar disease and this works very well for many sufferers worldwide.



Jessie

Lina Smith asked:


Bipolar symptoms tend to be one of the great mysteries surrounding an illness. There seems to be a great deal of people who will tell you that they know all about bipolar symptoms when they don’t really have a clue. These are the type of people who will tell you that they have bipolar disease because they have been feeling slightly depressed and they ‘know’ that this is one of the bipolar symptoms. Being bipolar is in fact much more serious and the bipolar symptoms that sufferer’s exhibit are much more pronounced than just being a little down.

As bipolar disorder has four separate phases with two main ‘categories’ there are actually more bipolar symptoms than you would think. As the two main categories are mania and depression it is easier to think of the bipolar symptoms in two lists, one for mania and one for depression.

Mania bipolar symptoms

• Extreme highs during which a person may feel elated for no reason and be quite excitable

• Feelings of “I can do anything” even for the most risky activities

• Feeling as though you can function perfectly well on little or no sleep, often for days

• Risk taking – this can be in the form of dangerous activities, excessive consumption of alcohol and the taking of drugs.

• Spending sprees – these are usually something which the person who is bipolar cannot afford and during a spree they will buy things that they do not want or need. After a spree they may wonder why they have bought items and not be able to remember doing it very well.

• In more extreme cases during a manic episode the person with bipolar disorder may suffer from hallucinations and delusions which can seem quite real to them at the time.

Depressed bipolar symptoms

• Feelings of little or no self worth

• Sleeping too much and finding it hard to get up in the mornings

• Putting on or losing weight, often rapidly

• Low levels of concentration

• Feeling like you are unable to cope with daily life – going to work, dealing with others etc

• Lack of interest in previously enjoyed activities

• Lack of sexual desire

• In some very severe cases the sufferer might seriously think about committing ******* and could try to do so

Often these bipolar symptoms will occur in cycles with times when the sufferer seems to be quite well and not in the throes of a manic or depressive episode. Or there can also be times when the bipolar symptoms that an individual displays are not as pronounced during a manic episode and this is referred to as hypermania. Whilst these episodes are not as severe they can still be quite disturbing for the person with bipolar disorder and those around them and they can also be the signal that a more heightened episode is on its way.



Jacob

Question Queen ? asked:


I mean, if they’re both the same symptoms to 2 completely different mental disorders, then why do doctors wanna call you both? If you show you have OCD already, & you spend because you feel like you gotta have this & that JUST in case because you’d rather be safe than sorry, then why do they wanna call you Bipolar, as well? If excessive spending is one of your compulsions, then why do they try to say you’re Bipolar, too? Why can’t doctors leave well enough alone? & why does EVERY patient have to be considered Bipolar these days?

Danielle

sweber20 asked:


I am currently diagnosed as being bipolar and wanted to know if i could ever become a professional pilot, or just a pilot in general. Thanks.
Yeah you’re all a bunch of morons. I’ve spoken to a flight surgeon and i can qualify….

Jorge

tilley asked:


I am bipolar and take lamictal 100mg. Recently my doctor prescribed me adderal 5mg to help me focus at work. He said this could work one of two ways:

Good: It will help me focus
Bad: It can make me go back into the mood swings and I won’t realize it’s not working.

Should I forego the stimulants and just increase the dosage of my bipolar meds, or should I give this a try?

Lydia

adobeprincess asked:


I am bipolar, but on medication and my creativity is flattened. How can I get creative, so I can do some painting?
How can I get inspired?
I can tell my doctor, but I doubt she wants to do anything about it because for once I am really stable. It is wonderful to be stable, but I want to do art also.

Alvin