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Originally Posted by Meveret
Is it bad for me to want meds that do not come with bad side effects?
I'm sure I could be made 'stable' and 'functioning' with some powerful meds. It's happened before: I was on a potent mixture and basically I was a zombie with no emotion, personalty or drive. I just was there, slowly getting fat and working a job where I was the local robot doing easy, menial tasks over and over. I couldn't even enjoy simple hobbies like reading, playing video games or even talking to friends. Everything was dull.
Technically, I was cured. No more mood swings, no severe depression, no self loathing or any of that. But I wasn't me at all. I wasn't even a full person, just some drugged slave.
I do not want this. And I get the impression from doctors and therapists that I am silly and closed minded for not wanting this. After all, the meds ARE helping, but to me it's replacing one bad issue with another bad issue.
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Here is the thing .. Seems the majority of people/doctors etc Think Bipolar can be controlled on medications..Why cant people learn to cope with Bipolar using non medication ways? Meditation? Mindfulness? Coping skills ? etc? Of course noone can impliment all of these healthy ways at once .. it's a process , a process than can be done and often is done
while on the medications. The more coping skills you can apply to your life maybe you will need less medications.
I do believe that we have more control over our illness than modern science and Big Pharma would like us to know about.
If your Pdoc doesn't listen then you need a new one. You do not have to suffer with being snowed under with meds or big as house but able to said I am stable . There are options.