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Jan 13, 2015, 12:16 PM
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Hey everyone,
I've never posted in this section before. I have bipolar I disorder so I'm usually over there. I need some advice. I got sober and had fourteen months and then relapsed over six months ago. The thing is I've been able to control it for the most part and it hasn't gotten too out of hand but I drank this past weekend and blacked out like I used to and drove home. It's scared me a lot. I guess it just reminds me of how bad it used to be. It was an all day every day thing and I swore I'd never start again but my medication got messed up and it's like I couldn't stop myself. Now it's not really an obsession but just something I'm concerned about. I've drank probably in total six times in the past six months. Maybe I shouldn't be concerned, I don't know. I used to go to AA and had a sponsor and everything but is there any other way that anyone has tried that's worked? It didn't help me when I really had the urge and I was manic. I just don't know what else to do and I'm scared about falling back into the dark hole. My meds are fixed so that's a relief but I don't know if the alcohol is out of control or not. It seems to be growing.
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 Laini, Moogieotter
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Jan 13, 2015, 05:39 PM
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When I quit I just quit. AA isn't for everyone so don't be concerned with that. You aren't alone in that feeling. I have bipolar as well and I understand to an extent about the manic binges. I have never been manic only hypo so I only know of lowered inhibitions. I have found I thought of those times as a get out of jail free card but now I'm just making sure I have creative outlets for those times. Just don't drink. Just don't have the first one. Just focus on living vs not drinking. That's my little mantra.
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Jan 13, 2015, 05:39 PM
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It's a dark dark place, active alcoholism. Especially for bipolar people. Hope you find your way.
moogs
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Current Status: Stable/High Functioning/Clean and Sober Dx: Bipolar 2, GAD Current Meds: Prozac 30mg, Lamictal 150mg, Latuda 40mg, Wellbutrin 150 XL Previous meds I can share experiences from: AAPs - Risperdal, Abilify, Seroquel SSRIs - Lexapro, Paxil, Zoloft Mood Stabilizers - Tegretol, Depakote, Neurontin Other - Buspar, Xanax Add me as a friend and we can chat 
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Jan 15, 2015, 01:06 PM
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If you've lost control of your drinking in the past, there is a higher risk that you will eventually lose control of it in the future. The blackout episode you described is a warning that the relapse process is happening. Best of luck.
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Jan 21, 2015, 12:30 PM
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Rate of alcoholism in bipolar men: three times higher than in general population.
Rate of alcoholism in bipolar women: seven times higher than in the general population. Odds that a person with bipolar I will also struggle with substance abuse: 60:40 Odds that a person with bipolar II will: 50:50 Info from book: MADNESS BY Marya Hornbacher |
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Jan 23, 2015, 06:09 PM
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