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Apr 17, 2013, 06:54 PM
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Member Since: Apr 2013
Posts: 39
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Hello everyone I’m Lucy and I was diagnosed Bipolar1 in 2011. I was over 50 and it was a real surprise but I ended up in the hospital in full blown mania so they were pretty insistant about my dx.
I’ve always had a productive and fairly happy life with a good career history and been self-supporting so it was easy to hope that they were just mistaken about my diagnosis or that I have a very “mild” case or something and wouldn’t need meds. I had an insurance issue at the time but I managed to stay on Seroquel & Depokote for about 6 months.
Sadly, 10 months after discontinuing those meds I ended up back in the hospital for another week in full blown mania and psychotic as hell. Fortunately my psychosis isn’t violent, I’m more like a happy drunk ( I don’t drink) who thinks she’s an opera singer or an actress or some other fun delusions that get too carried away.
Fortunately I am now getting the care that I need. The insurance issue is resolved. I have a very good therapist and a Pdoc who work in the same office and I think it’s a good relationship. They listen to me and adjust meds in a timely way and I am feeling pretty good today.
With my therapist we are working on my understanding that I have this disorder, that I have it not in a minor way, but in a serious way. So acceptance has come much faster this time. And that I need to know the signs and reach for help immediately. I did not recognize what was happening even though it was the 2nd occurrence and even tho I had read up on bipolar. I am still a little nervous about this part. I don’t want to go off the deep end ever again. It is hard on my loved ones and I am very lucky that my employer is very helpful and I want to keep it that way.
This seems like a good forum. I see many good posts here and I’m glad to have found you all.
Lucy
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