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Jun 24, 2016, 03:04 AM
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I was surprsed when someone mentioned how short the time they'd been doing this was so I thought it would be good to just ask and know where people are on this journey.
I've been diagnosed 14 years almost to the day. How old were you at diagnosis?
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Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2.5 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily |
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#2
Jun 24, 2016, 03:09 AM
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5 yrs...... I was 36.
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| bizi
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#3
Jun 24, 2016, 03:15 AM
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I was 25 years old and have been diagnosed 6 years in Oct
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#4
Jun 24, 2016, 03:47 AM
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Diagnosis was confirmed this year, but was received in 2012 after a neuro-psych assessment.
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Wir sind was wir sind English We are what we are MDD w/psychotic features, BPD |
| Anonymous37904, bizi
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#5
Jun 24, 2016, 04:33 AM
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Have been seeking treatment for depression for almost seven months, but only got a confirmed bipolar diagnosis two months ago.
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Diagnosis: - Rapid cycling bipolar disorder II - Borderline personality disorder Meds: Lamictal 125mg, Abilify 10mg |
| Anonymous37904, bizi
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#6
Jun 24, 2016, 05:22 AM
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First with depression 24 years ago than with bipolar I 15 years ago. However I think I should have been diagnosed with schizophrenia 45 years ago. I'm 55 now.
Last edited by Ripose; Jun 24, 2016 at 09:21 AM. |
| Anonymous37904, bizi
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#7
Jun 24, 2016, 07:33 AM
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In hindsight, I had a pdoc tell me I had bipolar when I was about 20. But I thought she was crazy and didn't take whatever she prescribed me. Maybe because I was hypo from the ADs my GP had prescribed. Now when I actually knew what it was after crazy up and down episodes and hospitalizations, I took it seriously and stabilized at 26. I'm now 33.
Last edited by gina_re; Jun 24, 2016 at 08:34 AM. Reason: clarity |
| Anonymous37904, bizi
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#8
Jun 24, 2016, 07:47 AM
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Age 62. 4 yrs ago. It was funny.
I asked the doctor why this late in life. He asked if I've seen a shink before. No, I never did. And no, I don't have bipolar.. Depressions here and there. Justified. And living life against the grain. That's what makes me different and gives me greatness.
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]Roses are red. Violets are blue.[ Look for the positive in the negative. PIRILON. If lemons fall from the sky, make lemonade. Unknown. Nothing stronger than habit. Victor Hugo. You are the slave of what you say, and the master of what you keep. Unknown. |
| Anonymous37904
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#9
Jun 24, 2016, 07:53 AM
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I was 24... Dx'ed bipolar August 2015, but I was Dx'ed depression 2013.
2013 was when I first sought help, and I thought the depression Dx was both stupid and wrong... so i pretty much ran away until i had a horrible mixed episode and came crawling back I'm 25 now |
| Anonymous37904, bizi
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#10
Jun 24, 2016, 08:18 AM
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Last year I'm 45
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Current Meds Lamictal 200 mg x2 Seroquel 100 mg |
| Anonymous37904, bizi
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#11
Jun 24, 2016, 10:46 AM
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3 years ago....I was 40. It's been the longest and most difficult 3 years of my life.
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| Anonymous37904, bizi, JustJace2u, UpDownMiddleGround
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#12
Jun 24, 2016, 11:05 AM
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10 years ago at age 43
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| Anonymous37904, bizi
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#13
Jun 24, 2016, 11:23 AM
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53. I had been struggling with depression since I was a child, but having dysphoric episodes delayed proper dx. The new dx made a difference I can't believe.
So much better. |
| Anonymous37904, bizi
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#14
Jun 24, 2016, 11:54 AM
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first heard bipolar in relation to me at 14, though at the time I only had symptoms of a II or NOS. I'm 26 now. been medicated for BP since 14.
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Bipolar 1 with mixed and psychotic symptoms & ADHD Meds Latuda 120mg Lamictal 200mg Haldol 5mg (+5mg during mixed episodes) Vyvanse 40mg morning 20mg noon Benztropine 0.5mg |
| Anonymous37904, bizi, candid_spectrum
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#15
Jun 24, 2016, 12:07 PM
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In 2012 I was 47. Prior to that I'd been treated for depression and anxiety for about 20 years.
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| Anonymous37904, bizi
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Jun 24, 2016, 12:46 PM
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About 6-7 years. Around age 35. I was diagnosed with several other things on my 20 years journey down the psychiatrist rabbit hole.
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| Anonymous37904, bizi
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#17
Jun 24, 2016, 03:28 PM
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Four years ago, at age 53. Diagnosed BP NOS, then "upgraded" to BP 1 at age 55.
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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 Please come visit me @ http://bpnurse.com Last edited by BipolaRNurse; Jun 24, 2016 at 03:59 PM. |
| Anonymous37904, bizi
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#18
Jun 24, 2016, 03:47 PM
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4 years ago at age 21
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| Anonymous37904, bizi
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#19
Jun 24, 2016, 03:52 PM
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12 years ago, I think. I would've been 34. I'd been fighting a bout of depression when new meds tipped me into mania. Even with that evidence, I didn't believe the diagnosis. Sometimes I still doubt it. Am I alone in that?
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| Anonymous37904, bizi
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#20
Jun 24, 2016, 03:55 PM
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Was diagnosed w/ SAD as a teenager a million years ago, thought I was better, so stopped therapy and meds after about 2 years. Most recent diagnoses of BP2 and MDD just within the last 2 months and I'm scared of what will become of my life. Oh, and I'm 42 years old.
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Dx: BP2 and MDD Current meds: 100mg Wellbutrin; 200mg Lamictal; 400mg Seroquel at night; Xanax 1mg/PRN; 100mg/PRN Trazodone at night for insomnia Diagnosed in May 2016 |
| Anonymous37904, bizi
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#21
Jun 24, 2016, 08:22 PM
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Diagnosed April 15, 2011 -- I was 20, turning 21 in October...so 5 years and a bit of change.
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| Anonymous37904, bizi
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#22
Jun 24, 2016, 10:19 PM
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Dx about three years ago. I'm 35 now.
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| Anonymous37904, bizi
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Jun 24, 2016, 10:21 PM
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three years but now my pdoc if reconsidering my diagnosis.
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Bipolar 1 with psychotic features PTSD  "Phew! For a minute there I lost myself." 'Karma Police' by Radiohead |
| Anonymous37904, bizi
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#24
Jun 24, 2016, 10:26 PM
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Diagnosed bipolar in 2003, but I started being treated for anxiety in 2000. So I've been being treated for bipolar for 13 years now, been being treated for MI for 16 years.
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...Out of night and alarm Out of terrible dreams Reach me your hand! This is the meaning that we suffered in sleep: The white peace of the waking. ~Edna St. Vincent Millay, "Song of the Nations"~ Diagnoses: Bipolar 2, OCD, Chronic Worrywart  Meds: Lithium (reducing), Trileptal, Latuda, Risperdal, Klonopin and Xanax PRN |
| Anonymous37904, bizi
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#25
Jun 25, 2016, 12:56 AM
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Dx with BP II in 2000 at the age of 44. I'm 60 now. I often feel like I'm living this other life that no one knows about. The people who know don't really know how to deal with it. So I suffer alone most of the time.
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"Never give up." |
| Anonymous37904, bizi, Wild Coyote
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