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Originally Posted by Gabyunbound
It's so hard to distinguish between what's a symptom and what are the side effects of meds; I suspect it's some of both.
I know that I can't do what I used to be able to do before meds, so I think in my case it's the meds because, especially when hypo, I could do my job better than normal, better than ok, I was superhuman (I'm an interpreter which requires an incredible memory and very fast thinking). I used to be so good at it, even at baseline, before meds, I was much better than I am now. It hurts my self esteem, it makes me feel badly about myself. Hate it...
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I can say I get all the classic bipolar one symptoms. Like when manic I can go full blown without the right meds. I started getting all the cognitive dysfunctions and manic symptoms at the same time. I thought I had ADHD. I went for a second opinion because the stupid DO provider said I had adjustment disorder and only gave me a AD. He said I was sick from my stressful social work life. I was put on leave from work. When I had the second opinion. I was full blown manic and only on a AD. I was immediately put on Lithium and then Risperdal. The cognitive dysfunction was present before meds and remain a problem after meds.
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