Posted by Phillipa on September 2, 2005, at 21:58:28
In reply to Re: BP III question » Phillipa, posted by fires on September 2, 2005, at 20:53:37
Not so sure I agree with that. My understanding is a bipolar person doesn't require sleep, can hallucinate like a schizophrenic or have delusional thinking like thinking they are God or hearing voices. When I worked in psych it was often hard to tell the difference between the two. And they also do not eat. Medications to bring a person out of mania are very difficult and take sometimes a week or longer. Then a depression can hit very deep. My ex-father-in law was bipolar and used to stop his meds periodically. He would get very manic, ride a bike all over the city accuse family members of affairs or that they were the crazy ones. But there again I think, just think bipolar three is brought on by a medication sometimes an SSRI. please forgive me if I'm wrong. I'm only speaking what I know. A better idea would be to google bipolar illness and read what the experts say. Fondly, Phillipa
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