I have been here 4 years. I had tried the whole med merry go round, I found I cycle with or without meds so why ingest a chemical daily? my Pdoc agreed. If the time comes I will take something short term.

Im sick of Big Pharma and all that total shyt. I see many people come and go here. Some people get to feeling better and take a break until they are in need of support and they come back. Someone people get overwhelmed and triggered when they are struggling and coming here make matters worse.

Everyone is different. Me? I have just always been here. I am sure my typical upbeat positive advice annoys some people.. They can just put me on ignore if they want. Personally I can't just focus on the down side of having Bipolar all the time. Sometimes I just force myself to fake it until I make it.. Medications can only do so much... lifestyle changes and deciding just how you want to attack your particular soup of Bipolar is a decision every person has to make on there own .

Currently I am in a struggle from hell with my pain.. It is at a dangerous place/level ..I am on a ledge. Yet I am still here. I can somehow still offer advice... why? Because it gets me outta my own damn head and I focus on something/someone else.

Copper, I am really happy that you are responding so well to Zyprexa