Posted by judi on January 8, 1999, at 21:57:19
In reply to Zolfot induced hypomania, posted by Sean on January 8, 1999, at 15:53:22
Oh yes, I can definitely relate. I've been rapid cycling (bipolar 1) for over a year now. I assume you're talking about hypomanic episodes here, and I doubt you could find one person who doesn't enjoy them, especially someone creative like yourself. But when you get full blown mania, psychotic, strapped down and in a psych ward, that's a whole different story. The positive for you is I think there's only a 5% switchover from bipolar 2 to bipolar 1, I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. I've had hypomanic episodes that evolve within a few days to mania since I was a teen. But I do understand your hesitancy to take meds- they're awful. How are your depressions, have you been suicidal? I guess it all depends on how bad your condition is, but there are a lot of people with mild conditions who learn to handle them w/o meds. Unfortunately I'm not one of them. Good luck.
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