Posted by med_empowered on February 8, 2007, at 11:04:28
In reply to Re: need help with bipolar diagnosis, posted by bch on February 8, 2007, at 7:46:09
hi again! yeah, the thing that sucks about shrinks is that even though you're paying $$$ for their time and you're right there in front of them, talking about your issues, they have a tendency to not see the person in front of them. They may see symptoms or disorders, but they seem to blind themselves to the actual *person* they're talking to.
Have you looked into alternative medicine? It doesn't have to replace the med(s) of your choice; it may help you get more mileage out of them. For instance, patients who are low in certain B-vitamins may not respond well to Prozac; add in b-vitamins plus the Prozac, and response and remission rates increase.
Do you live in a medical marijuana state? If you do, I'd say jump on it--for a lot of people, pot (possibly plus some psychotropics) really works wonders for mood disorders, and its a lot more tolerable than, say, depakote.
Since you have weight issues, I'd recommend getting your blood sugar and what not looked at by a proactive doc, maybe one versed in alternative medicine. Blood sugar can impact mood which impacts behavior and eating...some people find that adding in blood sugar controlling meds (like metformin) reduces mood swings and reduces need for other meds...its like re-establishing a sort of homeostasis, instead of covering up the result of imbalance with meds.
I wish you the best of luck...try to keep us all updated on how you're doing. www.remedyfind.com is a pretty good place, too, to see reviews of medications and herbs and therapies for all kinds of physical and emotional issues.
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