Can you give me hope for newly diagnosed bipolar disorder?
I've been battling depression for just over 20 years. Today I was given a tentative diagnosis if bipolar by my therapist, after the most bizarre weekend of my life. I journaled but felt like I wasn't really writing. I needed my reading glasses not only to read but to also hear better. Yes, I know these are not reality, but they sure were at the time. I'm seeing my psychiatrist in 2 days (Wednesday) and any insight, tips and/or glimmers of hope would be very much appreciated.
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Jojo2012-11-19T21:28:46Z
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Ignore the person that said just deal with it. Depression is one thing, mania with psychosis is something else. You may need anti-psychotic meds. Bipolar is different for everyone that has it. To say just do what u do, I don't take meds, is stupid advice. Some people will need meds, some can handle on a more natural approach, but you need some kind of treatment.
In most cases, those that have things like you describe, needed glasses to hear is mania. Which is normally type 1. However, type 2 normally has more mania than depression. So you are probably type 2 with hypo-mania and psychosis. But this lasts normally 5 days or more. It's a complex illness though, there are exceptions to the general rules. But think back.. any other times of lots of energy? Not needing sleep for a couple days, things like that?
If the mania type episodes happen often, then you will need to consider a med for that. Track your moods is the best thing to do at this stage. Gather evidence of your moods over time. Use http://www.moodtracker.com to do that. It's free.
Then you can let your shrink know how u do over time. That will help.
It replaced into great with my mania, yet did no longer something for my melancholy. yet i've got study many money owed on the internet through persons who say it worked wonders for their melancholy. The area consequences, for me, have been very gentle, and purely lasted some days - reasonable headache and nausea, and an weird and wonderful flickering sensation in my eyes. completely achievable, and quickly over.
You've been living with it all this time without being formally diagnosed. What is the difference now? Three is none. Just continue doing what yiuv been doing. Im biploar im borderline im ocd i have bdd I don't take any meds. Im cool. I just deal with it.