I went to my mom's house yesterday to pick up something and she asked me how I was doing with my bp. I told her okay, that we're still working on figuring out my meds and such. She asked what I was taking, and before I could even finish she went on a tirade about how many different meds I'm on.

Now, on the one hand, I can understand her concern. For someone who isn't going through it, being on three or four or more meds can seem overwhelming, especially for only one disorder. I tried to tell her they all were different and that each one is for something slightly different.

However, the problem came when she started talking about how irresponsible my pdoc is, and that I probably just have a hormonal issue. That I should go to a regular doctor and see about meds to control my hormones and that it will probably make my problems go away.

Then I was telling her about how I can't sit still and can't focus, so she started blaming that on all the meds I'm taking, and I couldn't even get a word in edgewise to tell her that it's not a symptom of my meds, that it's a symptom of my disorder. I mean, I know some of my meds are probably helping to make me as manic as I am, but I was manic before I ever started them.

Then she said "you're looking at me like I don't know what the f*** I'm talking about". I really wanted to tell her that she really has no clue, but I guess I just wasn't raised that way.

I just don't know how to get her to see that the meds are to help my disorder and aren't causing it. Not to mention how to get her out of the "it's only your hormones" mindset. It's frustrating because I want to share my dx with her, and share my progress as well as my setbacks, but I feel like I'm being berated for trying to get help and get myself straitened out.