Oh, other than thinking I've just been in an existential crisis for the last 7 1/2 years? LOL
Seriously, I have questioned this diagnosis many times in the past, and in fact only stopped doing it when I had my most recent depressive episode last winter. I don't know why that was a defining moment; I'd certainly been through my share of them over the years. But it's when I quit bargaining with the universe, messing with my meds, and not paying attention to when I was about to enter a mood shift. I think I finally just surrendered to the reality of it all, and since then I've had an easier time living with this diagnosis.
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DX: Bipolar 1
Anxiety
Tardive dyskinesia
Mild cognitive impairment
RX: Celexa 20 mg
Gabapentin 1200 mg
Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM
Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN
Lamictal 500 mg
Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression)
Trazodone 150 mg
Zyprexa 7.5 mg
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