Hi,
had a good night's sleep, thank you everyone for replying, I'll try to share my thoughts on this too.
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I guess I have trouble understanding people who want to live med-free. I have tried that, and it just doesn't work for me. If you have an illness, address it in the best way you know how, using the best possbile tools to tackle the problem.
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I have tried to "get rid of" my mood stabilizer and AD, but I slipped back into depression, so I know where you're coming from. However, I think I have a lot more coping skills and a willpower that I didn't have back then. I don't know what it would be like without the AP, but I would really like to know if I can manage without.
I used to have the same opinion actually, but I think it's slowly starting to change. Like some have said, even the experts don't know everything.
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1) some don't percieve it as illness per se. There is not proof of what it is.
2) Meds are not "the best" option for everybody. For some the cost benefit scenario comes out as... meds aren't the winning solution.
3) med free doesn't neccessary mean more unstable then with meds.
4) Seen it work? There's few unmedicated members here, so maybe you are selectively reading?
5) if you wish to jump down on people for wanting to go medfree crazyboards.org may be good place for you. This is, however, more open minded places... and thanks God for that.
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I agree with you Venus, except I didn't percieve hopeeternal's post as a personal attack on me.
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Hopeeternal check my signature on being unmedicated. Also, not all of us subscribe to the school of thought that we are ill, as that has proven to be counter productive for some of us. I didnt catch bp (not even from a parent) I cant pass it on when I sneeze, and meds have NOT helped manage it, so I choose to be without meds coz they made me feel worse, sometimes they even made my symptoms worse.
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Thanks for your take on this Trippin, kudos to you for managing your bp meds-free.