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Originally Posted by BirdDancer
With bipolar disorder, there's a much higher chance of losing touch with reality on no medications or on an antidepressant alone than on a bipolar moodstabilizer.
Some people find Lithium to be a wonder drug. You won't know if it's that for you unless you try it. I won't lie and say it doesn't cause some people side effects. But some people don't get them from it. Sometimes the dose is the key.
I wish my nephew had reached the best dose for him, or saw if it helped. That never happened, partly because he quit his meds.
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I actually agree with you. I spent years of doing it without meds to only be a danger to myself and others. The absolute rage and depression was out of control. Fighting was second natural like someone would shake hands and say hi. I'm on a minimum amount of medications now but it's really helping. I'm definitely not cured or like a "regular" person but I'm nothing like I was. I use to have multiple extreme episodes a year vs maybe 3 to 5 a year now.
I always suggest people should try medications especially for bipolar 1.