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Wow - I didn't expect such a hostile recpetion, to be honest. I was only trying to give some words of encouragement.

How could I not 'understand' rapid cycling, when I clearly mentioned that my episode involved extreme rapid cycling? So extreme that I was laughing one minute and crying the next.

I was diagnosed with Biploar, took my meds and fully stabilised. I was later told that they had 'made a mistake' and misdiagnosed me with biploar, but on the other hand, if I ever relapsed again, it would mean that I do indeed have Bipolar. So that really gives me peace of mind, not. Nice and proffessional huh? The reality is, they haven't got a clue what happened and can't explain it.

At no point did I advise or encourage anybody to stop taking medication, infact, I advised the complete opposite in another post. I am very much pro-med. I clearly stated that my Pdoc gave me permission to decrease my med dosage. It was my own decision to ween myself completely off the medication, as I felt it had done its job, and my gut feeling told me that I did not need them after the job was done, and I was correct. I had not relapsed since leaving hospital either, and I had been stable for nearly a year before I stopped taking the medication.

Without being rude, some people need to understand that some 'doctors' haven't got a friggin clue what they are doing, or talking about, when it comes to mental health issues like Bipolar. Some of them almost make it up as they go along, and experiment, since the ins and outs of this disease are still very much a mystery.

I could actually direct you to a documentary, on Biploar, where a professional doctor (who has bipolar) claims that medication is like the training wheels on a bike, meaning that once the job is done, and you are stablised, you don't need them anymore. This is a very controversial statement (even though this was correct for me) and proves the difference in opinion, from so called professionals.

Some people even tell me (those who don't believe in medication) that it was probably my mind that caused me to get better, and the meds were merely a placebo effect (kind of like when a person is given non-alcoholic beer, and told that its real beer, and they proceed to act drunk, thinking they are wasted because thet have been consuming alcohol). I have my doubts about this theory, but its not completely out of the question.

Medication is a business. If nobody took medication, then alot of companies would be out of business. My point being, that I think doctors should be seeking out new methods of healing Bipolar, rather than pumping people full of drugs.

I think I will have to repeat that 'I am in no way trying to encourage anybody to stop taking medication, especially if you are not stable.

I will stress the opposite and urge people to take their medication, and if its not stablising you, there is a problem with the dosage or combination.

The only controversial thing I will say is that doctors are most likely incorrect when they say that a life of minor rapid cycling is the best that you can hope for. This is a cop out, because they haven't found you the right medication, and have failed to solve the problems, because they don't know what to do.

I have heard of peope being cured of biploar by shock treatment.

Stephen Fry, a famous british comedian and presenter, is extremely succesfull and adored by the british public. He has had Biploar disorder since his teens, and has never took medication, ever. He has managed to live a succesfull and productive life, and has managed to control it himself. Everybody is different though.

Anyways, I don't want to upset anybody, when you clearly have enough on your plate anyway, so I think this will be my last post on this forum. I felt I needed to respond and defend what I had previously said.

Good luck to everybody and I hope you all get better