I don't think BP can ever be "controlled", but it can be managed. So, would you say your BP is well managed?

My BP is poorly managed right now because I'm rapid cycling and occasionally get hallucinations, but then again... I don't think I've found the right cocktail yet.

I'm also a bit forgetful with taking my meds sometimes, so I'm sure that doesn't help. However, I've regularly been going to therapy to help me learn how to better manage my BP.

[JustJace2u]

I thought it was until I started having SI's a few weeks ago. I guess we'll see what my pdoc says when I see him again in a few weeks.

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[Wander]

Not really. I also rapid cycle and get in severe mixed episodes several times a year. It is not for lack of trying though. Quite demoralising really as I have tried so many meds and have been in weekly therapy for 6 years. There are periods when I am stable for months and I treasure those times but I don't know how it happens or how to replicate it. Nothing seems to stop the BP machine for me. It is too powerful.

No, but I'm not med-compliant. I will change that. It's my fault. I self-medicated with alcohol for and this made it worse. Quitting helped a lot. Becoming med-compliant is what I am working on now.

Originally Posted by bluebicycle

I don't think BP can ever be "controlled", but it can be managed. So, would you say your BP is well managed?

My BP is poorly managed right now because I'm rapid cycling and occasionally get hallucinations, but then again... I don't think I've found the right cocktail yet.

I'm also a bit forgetful with taking my meds sometimes, so I'm sure that doesn't help. However, I've regularly been going to therapy to help me learn how to better manage my BP.

PM me if you need support.

Originally Posted by JustJace2u

I thought it was until I started having SI's a few weeks ago. I guess we'll see what my pdoc says when I see him again in a few weeks.

Yeah. Just when I think I'm stable, I get hit with an episode... so I know what you mean. It sucks.

Good luck with your pdoc. Hopefully you can figure out how to get stable.

Originally Posted by rainyday107

No, but I'm not med-compliant. I will change that. It's my fault. I self-medicated with alcohol for and this made it worse. Quitting helped a lot. Becoming med-compliant is what I am working on now.

Good for you. I try to be med compliant too, but I'm soooo forgetful. (I really need to utilize alarms on my phone...)

Hopefully it works out for you!

[fishin fool]

I have been fairly stable for a while now, maybe a year or so.
I still cycle but the highs and lows are pretty mild right now.
Who knows how long it will last.

[GoldenSnitch]

I think that my current med cocktail is starting to work and I've been more stable. I just hope that it lasts.

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[Unrigged64072835]

It's as managed as it's going to be for the moment. Need some tweaks to my med regime so I can quit getting anxious all day and not being able to function. I also need to start involving myself in hobbies again. I've got things I want to learn but haven't had the motivation.

[lacerta]

I'm stable for about 3-4 month now. Believing I will never cycle again LOL

[xRavenx]

Originally Posted by bluebicycle

I don't think BP can ever be "controlled", but it can be managed. So, would you say your BP is well managed?

My BP is poorly managed right now because I'm rapid cycling and occasionally get hallucinations, but then again... I don't think I've found the right cocktail yet.

I'm also a bit forgetful with taking my meds sometimes, so I'm sure that doesn't help. However, I've regularly been going to therapy to help me learn how to better manage my BP.

Yes and no. I am working full-time and able to carry out the duties of my job. Often, I can "pass" for being normal as far as my mood and behavior go, but I struggle on the inside. However, when things get bad, it's more apparent in my behavior and the people close to me worry. Lately, it's a little more controlled on the outside, but I'm very emotional lately and apprehensive about things. I guess I've just gotten better at hiding it.

[Victoria'smom]

I think my episodes are not as severe and shorter in length but I'm more "down" then I should be. I'm not one to be able to work even when treated. Volunteering is to much even when stable. We'll see what new pdoc says.

[JustJace2u]

Originally Posted by xRavenx

Yes and no. I am working full-time and able to carry out the duties of my job. Often, I can "pass" for being normal as far as my mood and behavior go, but I struggle on the inside. However, when things get bad, it's more apparent in my behavior and the people close to me worry. Lately, it's a little more controlled on the outside, but I'm very emotional lately and apprehensive about things. I guess I've just gotten better at hiding it.

I am almost exactly the same as you. Working full-time and going to school (I did take the summer off though). This upcoming semester will be interesting to see how things go given my diagnoses. I had already finished my last semester before the diagnoses were finalized by my pdoc. I'm going to talk to him about possibly getting special accommodations at school in hopes that it will help to improve my GPA.

When it comes to work, I'm very good at hiding my emotions. Heck, I'm good at hiding them no matter what, but half of the time I feel like I'm dying inside. I've told a select few at work and they have been very supportive of me. I haven't told any of the people that are considered my immediate co-workers, nor have I told my boss.

[SingDanceRunLife]

I would say yes. I haven't been this stable in the 5 years since my diagnosis! But of course, I'm on a cocktail of meds, go to therapy, and only work part time...

[Travelinglady]

Yes, I haven't had an episode in almost six years. I'm also in therapy, take meds, and don't work outside the home.

[venusss]

Well, I can do all the things I want to do and I appear strong and "stable". So I guess I found that place where everything is more or less alright....

[HALLIEBETH87]

I feel finally stable!!!

[notthisagain]

Not right now it isn't. I see my pdoc on Thursday so at least I can see what can be done.

[BipolaRNurse]

I'm doing well, considering the fact that I just lost my dear husband three weeks ago. My underlying mood is stable, even though I'm very sad and I cry a lot. Yes, I'd say my bipolar is well-managed.

[Nammu]

Very well managed. The right meds, low stress and I make sure to get some sleep every night, it might not be as much as it should be but I stay in bed and zone out till the alarm goes off.

[p00dlez]

A few weeks ago I would have said it was very well managed but now I can feel myself slipping a little. Depression is getting harder to handle and I am having some anger creep in. I was better on loxapine but my pdoc was worried about extrapyramidal side effects because I had been on it so long so we switched to Geodon.

I am not sure Geodon is really working all that well and I did have some sort of strange episode that is kind of like DID or something. I am not sure what the heck that was about but it was very odd. Anxiety is worse too.

Went to pdoc appointment today and he was out of the office. Supposedly they sent a letter but I didn't get it. Was a little disappointed, I actually wanted to tell him some of this stuff but I guess it will have to wait.