Any people with bipolar disorder here?

[Yimpa]

@BipolarGrowth I’m proud of you 

[funkychunkymonkey]

@LSD-Rumi lamotrigine only made me super erratic 

[LSD-Rumi]

@BipolarGrowth Sorry for the late response. What type do you have? I am type 2, so my main struggle is depression. I learned to accept depression, but oh god, it is very difficult to do so. What kind of struggles did you go through? Did you take any drugs? how did they affect you?

On 27/03/2024 at 8:06 PM, BipolarGrowth said:

Medication can help a lot, but it took me a lot of spiritual progress

Lithium or lamotrigine?

 

On 27/03/2024 at 8:06 PM, BipolarGrowth said:

Buddhism is to solve the problem of suffering which no other major tradition can claim to the same degree. 

Like meditation?

I didn't have a diagnosis until 5 years of chronic depression. I didn't understand what's wrong with me . Last year,I recognized for the first time a hpomaanic/manic episode, which resulted from taking 3 meo pce, a mania inducing dissociative. Now, looking back it, I have always, had hypomanic episodes following depression but it was so subtle, I didn't notice them. I suspected once, that I had bipolar, and asked my therapist about it, but she brushed it away. I tried so many medications and then medication combos until I finally I found the right combination for me. I is very unusual combo but it worked for me.

Edited April 13, 2024 by LSD-Rumi

[Cocolove]

Self diagnosing with type 2 bipolar but it really matches up perfectly. Recently had a horrible episode. @BipolarGrowth videos look fascinating im watching those today

 

[LSD-Rumi]

@Cocolove It is such a crappy disease. It targets young people and most patients go through years of drug-resistant depression before having a manic episode and getting diagnosed with it. It literally traumatized me and almost killed me.
 

Edited April 30, 2024 by LSD-Rumi

[Cocolove]

Yea I'm finally going to therapy or something but at least I know not to get on some medication, thanks for sharing though