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bamaalice asked in HealthMental Health · 9 years ago

Can anyone please give me some encouragement as I've just been diagnosed with 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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  • 9 years ago
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    One thing to remember is, now that you have an (hopefully) accurate diagnosis, there are clear and definite treatments that work well for many. It may take a while to "tailor" the medicine to your particular bio-chemistry, but eventually you should find things improving. Just do NOT suddenly stop taking the medications; that could open up a whole new world of problems.

    Source(s): 15+ yrs. in medical field working with psychologically/medically challenged patients.
  • I s painless no need to.swear it

  • 6 years ago

    I encourage you to stop being a troll and to stop spamming people's questions with smart *** answers that don't even answer their questions in the first place.

  • 5 years ago

    go to the doctor how that for grammer

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