I feel like I have been fighting a high for just over a year now...is this possible??

My meds keep increasing every month or so and it feels like it dumbs it down for a week or two then it pierces back though again.

[donna450]

I have had bipolar for 40+ years. I was diagnosed with rapid cycling where I cycled between depression and mania 3-4x a day. The furst twenty years this style dominated my life. Then later on depression was the major part with mania interspersed. I did have shock treatment for about 1 1/2 yrs. About 25 in all. But mania didn't last a year for me but in the beginning it was a big part. I was very angry and abusive during my manic times. It was horrible. I felt upside down while being pulled sideways most of 20 yrs. I would suggest to keep trying to find a med that helps the most. Slot of people don't use meds but I think I would be insane and in an asylum if I didn't take the meds. I've been mostly free of the bad ups and downs for the last 15 yrs. I almost felt normal. But it is coming back a little mania and alot of depression. I see my psych doc this friday might get my meds tweaked. Since the beginning I didn't know or understand what it was snd so completely involved in it that I didn't have time to research it but if you got the time and inclination read up on it and get the lowdown of the effects and the ways to handle it. Not everyonevis the same but try to keep learning. Good luck..be well..be safe

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