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Originally Posted by Mountainbard
Hey tiger-- I'll just speak from my own experience. I've been dealing with bipolar for years (although I was only correctly diagnosed last year. For 15 years I had the same pattern. I would get meds to deal w/the depression. When the depression went away I'd decide I didn't need the meds anymore. Some time after stopping the meds I would become hypomanic, and when that episode ended fall into even deeper depression. So for me, meds are essential for my stability.
I'd agree with cmorales that a professional diagnosis is crucial. They may find features of your disorder that you may not even be aware of, and that may lead to a different kind of treatment. Whatever you decide, I wish you luck.
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Thanks to you too. That makes sense. I guess in my case if I have any depression it is not too bad, just whatever baseline I already have that I am used to, so that may be helping in my case in terms of me feeling like I don't need meds just yet.