Well I hope I can help you out here. I believe I was meant to be BP all my life but the death of my mom triggered my self harm. Then as I grew into my teenage years, I believe that a tough upbringing brought on my BP and full on mood swings. It started out with major depression with small phases of mania. By 18 I was diagnosed and medicated but didn't take it seriously. I would stop my meds and through my 20's I abused drugs and alcohol with very few times of sobriety inbetween. Things like a break up would trigger my BP or BPD and I would start self harming again and self medicating. During these times I didn't believe I needed meds. But I did. So yes personal trauma did bring on mood swings and BP episodes.

Now my current stressor is work and substance abuse. Work causes major mood swings and fatigue causes me to abuse my meds which bring on mixed episodes. I work ten hour shifts in a stressful environment. I wouldn't recommend it for anyone with BP.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions!

Trileptal 600mg BID
Buspar 45mg
Seroquel 150-300mg for sleep
Ativan 1mg PRN
Vyvanse 70mg
Risperdal 4-6mg PRN

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