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#1
Jan 04, 2015, 08:08 PM
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Is there a point where BP can be cured? I know that sounds weird but I feel that for a while now I don't need medication. I have been taking the medication as directed but I don't see the point. Is the reason that the medication is correct and doing the job or can I not be BP anymore. If I have posted in the wrong spot feel free to move.
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Jan 04, 2015, 08:12 PM
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Good question I've been diagnosed for 12 years and I thought I could go without medication with my doctors blessing and ended up with extreme anxiety and depression and overdosed on my sleep meds . I ended up in the hospital for 7 days...so long story short I am not sure...
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#3
Jan 04, 2015, 09:27 PM
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Unfortunately there is no cure for BP. I would say that your medication is working correctly which is great for you because some of us have been looking for the right medications for years.
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#4
Jan 04, 2015, 10:03 PM
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OK...well...crap! I am tired of taking meds. Now that I am newly single(BP chased my GF of 10+ years away). I am worried that any new relationship(short or long) will hinge on whether the other half will except all of me including me being a bit nutty. I don't what to do going forward.
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#5
Jan 04, 2015, 10:06 PM
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Obviously the meds are working. No cure for BP. I wish there was a cure. I went several years w/o meds until I crashed. Lost my job. Later went without meds again. Crashed and lost another job, one that was highly visible in an internationally recognized company. Now I am looking at minimizing my meds, perhaps to one or two medications.
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Jan 04, 2015, 11:10 PM
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I too wish it could be cured and that I could be off meds but after trying to be off meds it always came back with a vengeance months or a couple of years later. Foe me stopping meds, at least for now, is not an option but there are many who manage their BP without meds. I guess everyone's version of BP is different but I have not heard of anyone being 'cured' of it. Can you talk to your pdoc about this?
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#7
Jan 05, 2015, 06:29 PM
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Believe me we are all tired of taking meds, it's no fun at all. I know that if I don't take my meds my life will go to **** fast. The whole relationship issue. This is my view, if they can't accept all of you then they are not "the one" I'm not saying that bipolar is a flaw, but it is stressful in a relationship. I've been with my husband for twelve years and I was diagnosed right after we were married. On top of that I have OCD. It has been very stressful for him, but he has told me over the years as long as I keep working on myself and don't give up he's not going anywhere. Maybe you should talk this out with a therapist? |
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Jan 05, 2015, 07:30 PM
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i dont like meds
 i like meds 
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#9
Jan 05, 2015, 07:50 PM
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I hate the stigma. I heard people making negative statements about Catherine zeta jones for being bipolar. I feel my diagnosis started in a very stressful time in my life. I have been what I consider normal or at least well functioning up until I was 24. Then waves of anxiety and depression came and then delusions and I finally got help. I have been off for 11 months then I had post partum and finally just antidepressants weren't enough. I Want to be normal, but why can't we be the normal ones? We have a full spectrum of emotions along with quirkiness. Just bc we are Bp doesn't mean we can't be functional. I have decided I am much more stable with meds. So I will accept the darn title. Bp and proud!
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#10
Jan 05, 2015, 08:09 PM
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Yeah the stigma kinda smells. The stereotypes of bipolar people and misinformation about the disease and treatments could get me started on a soap box rant.
But alas, no ranting for me. Would not want someone to think I am bipolar or something  moogs
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Jan 05, 2015, 10:05 PM
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Thanks for the replies. I feel better knowing that others think the same way. From time to time I feel like I am outside life watching it pass me by. Knowing that others understand me makes me feel that life is not so bad
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#12
Jan 06, 2015, 08:06 AM
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The short answer? Nope, a cure isn't even on the horizon. How much money is put into research vs other illnesses?
The "cure" is medication, if you have been correctly diagnosed. I often think that people who manage it without meds just happen to be in a stable or hypomanic mode, I've been there. There are mild forms of BP, like cyclothymia. I've got BP 1, tried going off meds several times with eventual catastrophic results. There is no way I'm taking the chance again. |
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Jan 06, 2015, 08:30 AM
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As BP sufferers we spend years trying to find the right med' cocktail that will secure our stability and then, no sooner do we find that sought after stability than we believe we can maintain it without medication! Observationally this is a common scenario and one that I've certainly been guilty of. I believe I have finally found my stability cocktail and let me tell you, no one is going to budge me from this regimen unless something significant changes!!!
However, you must make the right choice for you.
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#14
Jan 06, 2015, 10:03 AM
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During my early diagnosis, I would take my medications, feel balanced again, and stop medications because "I'm cured". Not, true. For me, the abscense of medicine brought the illness back even worse than before my initial treatment. This went on for several years which is common for a bipolar in their denial of the disorder.
Today, I've learned my lesson and wouldn't do without it. I hope that helps. |
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Jan 06, 2015, 12:24 PM
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I cannot talk for you or anyone else, but I know that BP does not go away and it does not get better on its own. Meds are one way and the other way is to make changes for yourself. Being able to use tools, recognize what is happening, adjust to what is going on, and reach out has worked for me. Been off meds for four years now. Have my moments and at times think I should be on them, but I think that is kind of natural. Do what is best for you and make sure you are stable. wish you the best. I know I have a lot of people I reach out to and ask for help at times.
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