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Old Mar 31, 2009, 07:22 AM
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Hi ,

i am so glad i put effort into finding a site like this.

I think i am bi-polar, i have researched and researched and matched symtoms etc etc and i am convinced i am one, coz there is definitely something wrong with my moods.

i am constantly going through extreme moods, and earlier it was unconsciously, since the time i have started paying attention, i have been able to mark out the losses i have faced due to this erruptive disorder. but all is not loss, i have a case of milder hypomania which inturn has allowed, rather priviliged me in achieving things astonishing to both me as well as my peers.
but i need to control this, and i think in my case i need to give myself atleast a try before i turn myself to the doctor, ( for my self confidence)

well thats letting you kno everything, incase there is anyone who shares this view with me, please contact me, i can really use a useful, constructive and eye opening conversation.
please mail me.
thnx.

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Old Mar 31, 2009, 04:12 PM
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I know what you mean. It took me a while to realize I was bipolar, and my family does not belive me at all.
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Old Mar 31, 2009, 04:48 PM
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Hi Sweetie, welcome!! You are asking a very complex question.......most people on here(sorry to speak for everyone!!) will probably argue that safety is your first priority. Self help takes time, money and LOTS of education.......the danger here is that you do not have a impartial, third party(therapist). To be subjective is dangerous when dx oneself........you need objectivity.

Bipolar is a demanding mistress.......and prone to momentous shifts and changes.

It is my personal opinion that initially, you cannot do this on your own. You need the impartiality of a professional to dx you and treat you.......then when you have a good handle on the situation, you can work out a plan with your therapist(POSSIBLY) to go out on your own. I have known people who have after having bipolar for many years.

At the moment you are in a cage with an unpredictable tiger........you do not have the training to tame it......you may have an understanding of the tiger but you cannot control its nature......

Thats just my opinion........whatever you decide, we are here for you. Good luck
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Old Mar 31, 2009, 07:25 PM
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A quick story:

My ex-wife (along with everyone in her mother's family) suffers with bipolar disorder. She has worked at a major medical facility for many years. For the first fifteen years or so, she was not diagnosed as bipolar. She did pretty well at work, but kind of ran up against a wall even after getting more education and qualifications.

After a particularly bad episode she was finally diagnosed. For a while she wouldn't take her meds regularly, she said that they made her sluggish and she couldn't think as fast or get as much done as before.

After another bad episode she began to take her meds regularly. Within the year she was given two promotions and given the responsibility to start a whole new department at the hospital.

There are a couple of lessons to be learned here. First, if you think you are bipolar, go to a psychiatrist and get examined and diagnosed. Second, take your meds as prescribd. Do not change them without talking to your pdoc first.

It is true that your thinking will seem slower. This is because in manic/hypomanic states your thoughts are racing, and the medication slows them down. You get used to this pretty quickly. Any gains in your productivity that you perceive, even if real, are more than negated by the other symptoms of bipolar disorder. A more stable mood in between the two extremes will increase your effectiveness at work and life in general. Also, just because you haven't had a full manic episode yet, you must realize that you could have one at any time. You really don't want to go through that.

I pray for the best for you. As a victim of bipolar disorder and having lived with a bunch of them for nearly twenty years (we got a divorce, go figure) I firmly believe that the best course of treatment for 99.9% of us is: a good relationship with a pdoc, including a personally-tailored drug regimen; regular therapy; regular sleep, and regular excercise.

Best Of Luck!
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Old Mar 31, 2009, 09:54 PM
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Hello,

If you are having mood swings, the first thing you should do is get a checkup. Hormonal imbalances can mimic bipolar disorder... I'm not sure if you are male or female but you need your hormone levels checked out. If you are a man then that would be testosterone (both total and free) levels, if you are a woman that would be estrogen, testosterone (total and free), and progesterone during the follicular (day 1-3) and luteal (day 19-21) of your cycle...

Also thyroid disorders can mimic bipolar disorder...I know several people who were psychotic and diagnosed BP but found to have thyroid disease years later that cured everything. Thyroid testing would be TSH, Free T3, Free T4, and Thyroid anbibodies... There are also other deficiencies that can mimic bipolar disorder or cause depression so please get checked out and finally a good psychiatrist is important until you can get all of the proper testing!

I personally have spent the past 10 years of my life suffering psyhosis for 10 days every month believing that it was hormonal and not getting anyone to listen to me only to discover 3 weeks ago (after years of begging to get my hormones tested) that a small amount of estrogen CURED my psychosis...not my depression or mood swings yet...but my psychosis was a major part of my illness!

Best Wishes,

TJ
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Thyroid disorders can cause depression and can mimic bipolar disorder... Please read below regarding one form, hypothyroidism, and have your numbers checked...TSH, T3, T4, Free T3, Free T4, and Thyroid Antibodies (for Graves Disease and Hashimotos Disease (which mimics BP)
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