Who is bipolar and what meds are you on?
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I have type II Bipolar(mostly depression). I take 100mg lamictal, 300mg Zonegran(not frequently used by doctors)Relatively new still around here, but it is a seizure type medication, and 20mg prozac. These work great for me and i am able to live a normal life. In the past I had been taking 2500mg Depakote and felt terrible. I kept gaining weight and got up to over 200lbs, I was tired all the time and did not want to leave the house, My hair began falling out and I had so much edema that you could dent me like rotten fruit and I had to take lasix and aldactone to counter some of the fluids. My doctor would not switch my medications so i found one who would. With current medications I lost the 70 lbs. that I gained from depakote, I am able to work full time, manage my home and care for my children. Life is good again.
711564
Yeah you should check with your doctor.  Bipolar is a very severe illness and you shouldn't ingest anything without knowing what affect it will have on your mood
396611
I hope that one of the links below will be what you are looking for. I am a 46 year old male who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I know how you feel and that it is good to have someone to talk to. Good luck. I wish you well!
794797
Doctors want to be like Gods and be the ones to declare you have bipolar (new name for manic depression). The fact is everyone has it to some degree but they declare it when it is very bad.\n\nA normal person will go into manic seeing he just won a million dollars. Then he becomes depressed when he is told it was a fake ticket or his dog died. It is just a money making business to sell drugs.\n\nThis means all of the above are right. IT IS NORMAL TO BE BIPOLAR. It is usally more severe with geniuses. Either way you need peace and happiness.\n\nBUT the site below has natural ways to help depression and bipolar under "depresson and bipolar." Has stories of people who had it badly. These stories will UPLIFT anyone, even the happiest people you know. Plus these natural methods help anyone to be happier and isn't that what you really need-- happiness.\n\nhttp://www.phifoundation.org/heal.html
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Bipolar and mania are MILD mental disorders?  I'd like to know how you came up with that definition!\n\nPeople with bipolar are usually aware of when they are depressed, but not necessarily when they are manic, as mania is often experienced as a positive feeling - being ultra happy, feeling invincible etc
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So, as a rapid-cycling bipolar who was diagnosed as a depressive here is what I have to say, research, research, research.  Your doctor may know a lot, but you better too.  For 10 years I lived in hell, then I found a psychopharmachologist (yes, Virginia there really is a Santa Claus!).  You might also want a good psychologist, because retraining is a part of being bipolar, whether you like it or not.\n\nThere are a lot of things that will interact with medication, but that shouldn't be too surprising.  The foods you eat, drinking alcohol, other medications all interfere, so do your homework, get a good doctor, and don't expect the first medication to be the miracle cure.  Bipolar disorder can be frustrating, after all, look how hard it is to diagnose.\n\nBelow are several links, but I also suggest that you search on the words "Bipolar disorder", you will find more than you would ever want to know.
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I loved that movie,i cryed very much.My sister have bipolar.What is  your medication for bipolar ?\n\nThank's for reply !\nSorina
641034
MOST DEFINATELY!  No one understands Bipolar like someone Wwho has it or a family member of someone who has it.  GREAT IDEA!
456662
I hope you're on something else than just Wellbutrin. Wellbutrin is a stimulating anti-depressant and if you're bipolar it can trigger a manic episode very easily. I'm on Wellbutrin as well but also on an anti-seizure med which basically acts as a mood stabilizer. I've been on other meds though...Paxil, Clonazepam, Ativan, Lithium, Epival, Valproic Acid, Olanzapine, Risperdal, Lamactil.
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Talk to you psychiatrist.  The most notable clinical feature of bipolar disorder is dramatic mood swings.  As compared to an anxiety disorder or depression where your moods will may be impacted by external factors, but will otherwise remain relatively level, in bipolar disorder patients cycle through periods of mania and depression.  But you should really really talk to your psychiatrist - I assure you he or she knows a lot more about it that I do.  Also, antidepressents effect your mood (obviously - that's the whole point), and may be responsible for some or all of you symptoms.  Your doctor may want to try a different anti-depressent or take you off them entirely for a while before deciding on a new diagnosis.\n\nPS. Anti-depressants are a standard treatment for anxiety disorders.
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I am bi-polar. I take my medication daily and have learned to relate to life without abnormal depression, as in my past. I now own my own business and am very lucrative. Happily married, and life is good now. It took years of Doctor's misdiagnosis' to find the right med for me, but am fine now and proud that I faced it after 9 years of wondering why I felt "different".\n\n"Bi-polar" disease is actually a chemical deficiency in the brain It Is Not A Mental Illness Like People Think..., actually it's a chemical problem and nothing to be ashamed of, I'm not. I do NOT see a psychiatrist, it's maintained by my regular family doctor.\nThe general public is not well educated on this chemical imbalance-it's not mental illness. It's physiological.
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Manic Depressive is the old, outdated term for Bipolar Disorder.  As long as a sufferer faithfully stays on his/her meds and checks in with the doc anytime things start getting a bit twisted, they're not all that hard to live with.  But then, I've got forty-plus years professional training and experience workin' with 'em.  Others may feel differenly.
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Drugs for people suffering from bi-polar disorder are as individual as the person.  It usually requires trying out different medications - trial and error.  There are some medications that are known for being better and your psychiatrist should know about those.  I would see a mental health professional and not a family doctor about this.  They have much more experience in finding the right medication or combination of medication.  Someone mentioned Wellbutrin on the list - stay away - they've shown that it can cause suicidal episodes in people with bi-polar disorder.  Your best bet is to look on the web and read up and then talk to your mental health caregiver.  One web site to start with is www.whatmeds.com\nThis illness is nothing to screw around with so get proper educated advice.
424774
I was diagnosed borderline.. /by polar about a year ago... they put me on Saroquel and I'm a lot better now.  I know I was hard to live/deal with.  You just have to be patient if you love the person.  Saroquel was a life saver for me though.
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Yes - When I started taking meds 15 yrs ago, I finally realized what it was like to feel normal!  Today I take 900 mg of lithium, 100 mg of zoloft and 150 mg of effexor.   Both my father and grandfather committed suicide due to this disease, yet modern medecine was less advanced at that time than today. I don't miss much work as a result of the bipolar, plus I have a high stress, high level position at work, and, I have 3 children and am married.  I did miss quite a bit of work due to breast cancer but that is another story.  The bottomline is this disease is like many others, if you manage it properly, life can be very normal...you can play from the same deck of cards as most everyone else.  Being bipolar is not terribly different from many others diseases; like diabetes, which at the beginning of the 20th century was considered a mental disorder.  The biggest difference I see between functioning and nonfunctioning patients is 1.) willing to be responsible for self - a.) take meds as prescribed - b.) do not drink alcohol or take recreational drugs - c.) don't use your condition as a crutch or an excuse 2.) follow these simple steps and your treatment will help you.  I saw a lot of doctors due to my breast cancer and received astonishlingly ignorant comments from some - "you take these meds?" "why?" "that's enough meds to kill a horse"  and I'm petite...Comments like that foster shame which gets one mind thinking...I don't need/want to take all these pills...but I know without a shadow of a doubt I need the meds...and ignorant people, whether they are doctors or not, will not derail my health.  I have had some problems associated with tremors and a twich, but for the most part they have been lessened by modification of the meds.  hope this helps. Godspeed.
374058
Bipolar = bad news\n\nRun for your life and find a new gal.
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That's WAY too many meds at the same time.  You should only be on one or two and lithium isn't for either disorder.  It's for bipolar disorder.  I think it's time to stop seing all three doctors and get another opinion at least until you have a diagnosis that matches one.