Does this ever get any easier???

ohlala · Sep 24, 2011 at 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Oriana

I'm off all meds too. One by one over the last seven years or so since my diagnosis, medication has either stopped working or had serious side effects. The last batch triggered seizures.

I won't lie and say it hasn't been difficult. It has. At least I don't spend most of my time sleeping. That is one positive outcome. I resolved to go out more, although going about in public is sometimes like walking on knives with bare feet. When I was medicated, I simply went nowhere. As I said, I slept most of the time or hide behind my computer.

I'm going to investigate TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) with a doctor's appointment coming up this week. It is a new therapy that uses high-powered magnets to reconfigure the brain. I don't know anyone personally who has had this, so I would love to hear from someone who's been through the treatment and can provide first-person evidence on its effectiveness and any side effects.

I did a thorough investigation of TMS and I'm located near a major hospital where the Dept. of Psychiatry uses it. My insurance would not cover it and price wise it was $ 400-500 per session with several sessions reccomended. I wouldn't qualify income-wise for any financial help either. But my insurance will cover ECT! Go figure. They say TMS is "not proven and experimental" therefore they won't pay.

thinker22 · Sep 24, 2011 at 04:10 PM

I'm not really the right person to ask today. It does get better, but there are still really bad days and really manic super happy days. I was dx'd in spring '09 and found a meds combo that worked for me in summer '10 (but started trying meds in '08, not having the correct dx). Last time I was manic was summer '09. That was great. But then I crashed...always the climbing then the fall. I'm kind of depressed right now, but it's because I was drinking for the past week. My meds overall work really well to keep me in balance. Finding the right combo is time consuming and sporadic, but well worth it. Don't give up. Moods and episodes are temporary. Your life will seem so awesome on future days that you'll be glad you didn't give in.

BlackPup · Sep 25, 2011 at 08:16 AM

Diagnosed 5 years ago, undiagnosed 10 years before that....
Things definitely have got better for me

I have meds that are working (for the moment) and have much better skills in dealing with my BP and life in general.

cin1 · Sep 25, 2011 at 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by manicminer

Dx March 2009. I would like to know also

The liver is necessary for any one to live, whether good or evil, depends how one takes care of it..

cin1 · Sep 25, 2011 at 09:39 AM

i have felt my spirit crushed so many times. i knew i had been broken.. so in comes another person to attempt to break me. i overhear, do you think this will be too much/// ? then, the reply, you can not break what is already broken..

minnie1971 · Sep 25, 2011 at 04:21 PM

DX 1991 Still struggling!

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BlackPup Magnate Member Since Jun 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 2,861 14 613 hugs given	Sep 25, 2011 at 08:16 AM #23 Diagnosed 5 years ago, undiagnosed 10 years before that.... Things definitely have got better for me I have meds that are working (for the moment) and have much better skills in dealing with my BP and life in general. __________________ I can do all things through him who gives me strength
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cin1 Veteran Member Member Since Aug 2011 Location: new mexico Posts: 470 12 6 hugs given	Sep 25, 2011 at 09:39 AM #25 i have felt my spirit crushed so many times. i knew i had been broken.. so in comes another person to attempt to break me. i overhear, do you think this will be too much/// ? then, the reply, you can not break what is already broken..
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minnie1971 Junior Member Member Since Sep 2011 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 10 12	Sep 25, 2011 at 04:21 PM #26 DX 1991 Still struggling!
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