Life Changing Medications
I suppose I can not judge those who discriminate against mental illness and physical illness when they they have never experienced the mind changing symptoms of an illness like Bipolar Disorder.
To experience the relief of such symptoms from a source like medication is a life changing experience. It did not happen over night. Honestly, it was years of work. But this was a combination of med changes and learning skills, tools, and dedicating myself to wellness.
Those who erroneously believe that such medications are not necessary or more harmful than beneficial most likely have not lived a life of uncontrollable mind changing...I say mind because I believe mood is an understatement. Or perhaps never felt the relief as I have, life changing.
tags
[Bipolar Disorder]
[Bipolar Medication]
[Bipolar Moods]
To experience the relief of such symptoms from a source like medication is a life changing experience. It did not happen over night. Honestly, it was years of work. But this was a combination of med changes and learning skills, tools, and dedicating myself to wellness.
Those who erroneously believe that such medications are not necessary or more harmful than beneficial most likely have not lived a life of uncontrollable mind changing...I say mind because I believe mood is an understatement. Or perhaps never felt the relief as I have, life changing.
tags
[Bipolar Disorder]
[Bipolar Medication]
[Bipolar Moods]
posted by Mom, Interrupted at 10:04 AM
8 Comments:
i swear that the meds have saved my son's life, mom.
i'm glad you've found something that is working for you!
lithium is life changing for me.
I am constantly amazed when people opt for no medication. With my relatives, I'm somewhat jealous that they are well functioning & non-medicated.
I think this is a personal decision for each of us & judgment certainly shouldn't be passed.
I could not live without medication. It's only because of the medication that I'm able to live a full life, contributing to my community. I get angry - really angry - at people who try to suggest that it isn't necessary. They have no idea what we have to live with - what we go through without medical intervention. They don't know what they're playing with when they off-handedly suggest we throw our meds away.
What really makes me angry is religious people who believe God will make us well and medication is sorcery. Yes, I read in one pastor's blog the psychiatric meds are "sorcery."
As you can see, I'm passionate about this... and I'm a Christian too.
I believe it is a forever rollercoaster no matter how dedicated a person is.
For me, I've been on 5 different medications, I journal, see a shrink and a counselor..eat right and exercise and out of nowhere from the deep blue (or dark) sky BAM! I feel like crap for no reason and sometimes its beyond my control. I mean literally!
I just recently felt down the other day and I was FINE for so long - I am on Lithium and it really helps me, but damn! the Blues came out of nowhere.
Mind changing sounds better, you're right!
But all in all, I am doing better being on Lithium.
I'm bipolar and I'm unmedicated, and will probably remain unmedicated all my life. I'm not going to turn around to ppl and tell them hey you know give my choices a try, or medication sucks. But what i am going tell them is that basically medication did not work for me, did not work for my bipolar and when something finally did start working well i decided that other things worked just as well. I don't want to take medication because primarily of how it makes me feel, disconnected and very distant from myself, secondly because the industry in itself i consider against my beliefs.I'm on homeopathic remedies and vitamins, that have changed completely how i handle my mood swings,thus completely altering the consequences and the time span of a mood. I eat certain foods and have noticed the shift in my moods when i don't stick to my diet, i use hash when i'm manic or have panic attacks, i allow myself to experience my emotions fully, there is pain, but suffering has been diminished greatly. I think most importantly for me has been the shift of how i handle my moods, which i allow for every emotion to be fully expressed, so instead of getting depressed for 2 weeks it becomes 2 days. I also accepted that i cannot have a 9-5 lifestyle and that i need to have a lot of freedom in my life professionally and personally, and then the bipolar just becomes an asset that brings with it these different outlooks and i can function at so many different levels depending on my mood.
well, first of all, zoloft saved me from a deadly depression. Then wellbutrin launched me into a pleasant hypomania. See the results of my hypomanic labors at
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and no, this isn't spam. I just thought maybe you could use a new pair of earrings to go with your new mood...
Abilify has been the best of the 2nd generation anti-psychotics (tried 'em all) and lamictal stabilized my mood somewhere between irritable and crabby. go figure.
I know that the medication has changed my life though. 2 psychiatric hospitalizations later, and I'm functioning. well. sometimes. nice to find your blog, btw
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