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Originally Posted by LucidLucy
I wasn't diagnosed until I was over 50. Because I was hospitalized twice in two years I had access to numerous therapists and psychiatrists and I asked every one of them how I could reach such an advanced age without having a clue that I suffered from bipolar disorder.
Everyone of them answered that without treatment the disorder will generally get worse with age.
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You too, huh? Glad I'm not the only one to be "the last to know".
Everyone else in my family and inner circle had it figured out since I was in my 20s, but didn't know "it" had a name. Now we do, but it was almost too late by the time I got into treatment......I've struggled badly with it since I was diagnosed, and I think it's because I went so long without being treated for it properly.
But, there's hope for me yet; after all, I'm on a fair amount of meds but there is plenty of room to titrate up if the illness continues to progress, and I have an excellent pdoc who's on top of everything.
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