Posted by ed_uk2010 on March 28, 2010, at 14:59:39
In reply to bipolar, i dont understand, posted by manic666 on March 28, 2010, at 14:21:30
> this is my qeustion ,not about me just a general understanding//now to me its kinda hard to take in//take my babble buddy phil//1 big dose of mania in his life an he is told bipolar//i mean he hasnt had another since ,but they put you on bipolar meds,an spend most the time in depression,//what happend to the manic bit where you have fun a fly the universe//.the people in hospital i see are there to stop the best bit an hate the shrinks for bringing them down//i just dont understand 1 manic bit an your bipolar ,how do they no, the meds never seem to level anyone off , just make you miserable// so tell me what would happen if you stopped meds.//because as i see it now without explaining// manics an lows look better than low %90 of the time, //plus no weight probs,// the question is i dont get how 1 manic mania ,can say you are bipolar for life.
Even after a single manic episode, people with bipolar disorder tend to react differently to antidepressants (which often end up causing irritability, agitation and rapid changes in mood rather than relieving depression). Because of this, it's always important to bear in mind a person's history of mania when considering future treatment. The risk of having another manic episode never goes away.
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