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Originally Posted by zijax
I was a mother long before I found out I even had Bipolar Disorder. I wasn't on meds. Had I known what I know now, I may have reconsidered having children. It is difficult at best to be a mother, let alone a bipolar mother. I am serious, it was the hardest thing I have ever done. I love my children and they are doing great but it was almost impossible at times for all of us. I also had addiction problems which multiplied the difficulty. If you struggle with that it makes it ten times worse. I'm just being real. Having children is wonderful and beautiful and life changeing but for a bipolar mom it can be overwhelming and near impossible. Sorry if I discouraged you, just wanted to share my experience.
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Not discouraging, thank you for sharing your experience. We have to be real about the effect of stress on our moods (especially if drug/alcohol use is our go to under stress, which admittedly I do do but haven't been for a while now).
I have been relatively stable for about 9 months now with Zoloft & have successfully come off my AP, replacing it with lamotrigine. Do I have bipolar? Was I just experiencing an agitated depression & anxiety? I don't know, these are questions that might be answered if/when I come off of lamotrigine but if I was to have a severe episode I would likely be reconsidering pregnancy.