Posted by greywolf on January 29, 2006, at 18:15:49
In reply to Re: Dont do it!!!! - We are all clueless... » Daniela23, posted by SLS on January 27, 2006, at 13:59:17
I think it may help to bear in mind when reading this thread that BP is a particularly pernicious illness for which many people never find a pharmaceutical "cure." You can go through tons of meds without success, and it does get incredibly frustrating.
Consequently, my guess is that you may find a greater percentage of BP sufferers eventually come to the belief that meds are a fraud. And I would speculate that those diagnosed with BP spectrum and treating without success are most likely to have that belief among bipolars generally given the uncertainty of many of the spectrum diagnoses and reported lower success rates with pharmacological treatments.
I find that a good rule of thumb is to educate yourself, work closely with your doc, and restrain yourself from the urge to preach in a way that diminishes the choices others make.
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