Hey Everyone,

I was recently (last 2 months) diagnosed bipolar type 2. They symptoms have always been there, it was just never diagnosed before. The recent diagnosis came from my hypomania being much worse than before. Anyways, I keep going back and forth on if I want to try medication or not. At first my therapist suggested, but I pushed back pretty hard. I'm terrified that going on meds will change me. I know that's sort of the point, but there are certain things that I don't want to change.

Primarily, I'm worried that if I go meds I will stop feeling things as intensely as I currently do. I spent the last two years being relatively flat and it was AWFUL. I remember talking to my husband on several occasions and telling him that I would take sever depression just to feel something. I still had some happy moments and some sad moments, but there was no intensity behind what I felt.

So, What I was hoping to find out was your experiences on meds?

1) Did you still feel things?
2) Did you still get super excited and energetic?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.