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Wander · Mar 07, 2015, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by ~Christina

I was diagnosed late age 43 , wow once diagnosed I was on the Med Merry go Round .. I was on and off meds and doses the first year, literally I was a toxic soup of chemicals ... How in the world could my mind and body even know how to act, feel or function.

Eventually when I finally found a medication that I was able to tolerate and I began to really be able to work on me and how to use natural non medication ways to help stabilize myself.

So I worked so hard despite going up and down I just kept moving, sure I had time I wanted to give up , numerous IP stays because I wasn't safe.

Right now I lost the hypo, I'm heading down, it happens. I will pick myself up and keep going.

I honestly think a lot of people that are labeled "rapid cycling" are actually people who really haven't found any where near stable ground. So how can anything be compared ?

Bipolar sucks, a lot. Cycles come and go all the time. *sigh*

You have made some good points. I sometimes wonder about all the meds I have been on. Most did more harm than good. Lithium however, despite the awful side effects, has been a life saver. If it didn't work so good I would drop it in a second due to the side effects. Coping strategies and learning to live with bipolar is so important too.
I was diagnosed 18 months ago so I am still new to all this but I am slowly starting to accept it instead of fight against it.This is helping my experience of the journey but I am still all over the place. As I rapid cycler what you said gave me pause for thought. I feel like I haven't found solid ground yet. For example I was deeply depressed and agitated until Thursday and then woke up Friday hypomanic without the depression. I am loving it. I just started a new med so I am guessing that is the culprit...again more to discuss on meds. The sudden switches have happened to me with no med changes. It is really bizarre to be so depressed then suddenly sleeping 1 hour a night and cheerful as. Although I am crying a lot even though I am happy. Wierd. Anyway you know all this, I am just rambling.