CarenR
05-04-2008, 11:58 AM
After being on zyprexa. for a few years, I have decided that medications for bipolar are the answer to treating this disease. They say that an untreated brain with Bipolar gets worse as we age..... so take your meds....
I do know that counseling helps also...
It took a while for me to come to this decision..I take zyprexa for Bipolar 1..
I go to my dr. and she gives me free Zyprexa as it is very expensive.and my insurance doesnt cover it.........
have a great day, Caren
I do know that counseling helps also...
It took a while for me to come to this decision..I take zyprexa for Bipolar 1..
I go to my dr. and she gives me free Zyprexa as it is very expensive.and my insurance doesnt cover it.........
have a great day, Caren
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Bunnylover
05-04-2008, 04:48 PM
I'm glad you've found something that worked. Cross my fingers, Lamictal seems to be my miracle drug (no side effects, and it pulled me out of another horrible round of depression--now only time will tell if it will prevent another). It is pushing me over into hypo-mania a bit, so I'm still trying to find best counter, but I keep trying remind myself that I will get there.
seaturtle
05-04-2008, 10:24 PM
Hi,
Yes, I have found that meds are the most important thing for me. Therapy can help me accept illness and learn coping skills and life skills, but never did anything for symptoms of bp, anorexia, agoraphobia. I manage them better, but only the meds make my life tolerable and give me the wherewithall to manage the illnesses.
If I had to choose between meds and therapy, no question I would take the meds.
What I find annoying is when a therapist hears about a hypomanic epidode, or something else due to bp, and asks me something like "Well, how to you FEEL about that? What does it remind you of? What trauma in your past is making you feel that way?"
NOw, I answer that "It is just cycling, it's the illness, and often, it has little to do with anything that's going on with me, it's my brain going through its paces."
Good topic, thanks,
Seaturtle
Yes, I have found that meds are the most important thing for me. Therapy can help me accept illness and learn coping skills and life skills, but never did anything for symptoms of bp, anorexia, agoraphobia. I manage them better, but only the meds make my life tolerable and give me the wherewithall to manage the illnesses.
If I had to choose between meds and therapy, no question I would take the meds.
What I find annoying is when a therapist hears about a hypomanic epidode, or something else due to bp, and asks me something like "Well, how to you FEEL about that? What does it remind you of? What trauma in your past is making you feel that way?"
NOw, I answer that "It is just cycling, it's the illness, and often, it has little to do with anything that's going on with me, it's my brain going through its paces."
Good topic, thanks,
Seaturtle