SCOTTorscott’s Profile

Close Bipolar Disorder

I can look back now and see my conditions a starting in Jr. High, some earlier. My father understood mental illness as u were crazy or u were normal. I learned week minded people needed drugs and/or counseling. Anyways I have had anorexia, major depression, suicide attempts, 2 recent ones, outrageous sexual and other behaviors. I was finally diagnosed with Bi-Polar, BPD, and Post Traumatic SD about 2 years ago when my life went to shit more than ever. Feel like I am armed to cope. We'll see

Treatments

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Somewhat Helpful

I found it to be a lot of common sense stuff. I know how I process stuff, yes I know it is off the wall. I just can't stop my brain and turn it in a different direction. If I could have I would have done it a long time ago.

Group Therapy Working / Worked

I like this except some people there were not in the capacity to participate and others took discussions into unproductive directions

Lamictal Working / Worked

Depression end of cycle still there and still sucks but I guess not as bad. Maybe I need more. I was really hoping to eliminate the depression. Of course I was on itand all my other meds and have quit them all twice so far. Not a good outcome.

Lithium Working / Worked

Works good. I have no major side effects from it. I seem to be taking a large dose and it does make me flat. I miss having some of the mania

Seroquel Working / Worked

For anxiety or to help sleep, it helps take the edge of but also I can't do much as far as normal functioning

Paxil Not Working

I don't know if it is doing anything. Like effexor, hard to get off of, has the humming sensation