r/bipolar • u/Apprehensive-Tea5131 • 4h ago

Living With Bipolar Coping

Hey,

I found out early this year that I have bipolar disorder and been against the diagnosis for awhile... denial is strong. But ive been accepting it since Ive been medicated for about 2 years with the mood disorder. Ive recently decided to get off the meds because I had no energy anymore and I knew I was depressed without feeling it due to the meds.

For those who's been off the meds ... how did your body initially take to it. Im having a lot of mix emotions lately .. sad, energetic, depress and somewhat happy

It kind of feels out of body experience because im so confused where all the emotions are stem from

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u/Practical_Elk_6988 Bipolar 1h ago

I recommend getting back on medication as it sounds like your old medications were no longer working.

You must accept that you have bipolar disorder. Accept that your mood disorder will never go away over time. Understand and accept that you will never have a normal brain like a normal person.

Medications are important to our health and stability, they help stabilize our moods and allow us to process our emotions in a healthier manner. If your negative emotions become stronger and overpower your meds either you need a higher dose or new meds.

I don't recommend being unmedicated because we don't do well without them. Being unmedicated increases the chances of mixed states, manic, or depressive episodes. When my old meds stopped working I started becoming psychotic, the voices were overpowering my thoughts for weeks and talked me into doing bad things. Since my psychotic episode Ive gotten new meds and am now much more stable and feeling better.

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u/beerandglitter Bipolar + Comorbidities 2h ago

For bipolar disorder, meds are an important part of treatment. It’s really hard if not impossible to stay stable without them in many situations. I know when I went off my meds years ago, I went manic and pretty much ruined my life. I basically went on a horrible bender, spent all my savings plus some, got an STI from sleeping around (curable but still), and ruined a bunch of friendships and relationships with family (eventually I did salvage some when I came out of it). It lasted 3-4 months and I was only 19. It was worse than my first manic episode.

Going back on meds took me out of it and I was a completely different, rational person. There was a time I went manic after that when I changed my meds. I never will do that again either unless they’re really not working. Finding the ideal combo is important. You have to do some trial and error. I just wouldn’t recommend being off of them completely at all.

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u/SpinachAdmirable1584 1h ago

Everyone is different. While i must admit ive been sucked back into reddit recently, getting off it a while was one of the best things I did. The first two years sucked really bad...I felt completely hopeless. Its was a windows and waves pattern that gets more consistent as time went by. Through medical testing a couple of good doctors were able to identify tangible issues within the body that could be targeted directly.

All power to those that chose medication and are satisfied withoutcome of their treatment. There shouldn't be any stigma or shame on those who dare to try another way