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[Ali4]

Successfully regulating bi polar with or without medication

[FloatingFeather]

Hi @Ali4 

Welcome to the forums! I am FloatingFeather - a peer support worker and I am also pretty new here.

I can only go off my own lived experience with a family member who has bipolar.  In his case his bipolar is pretty much successfully regulated with medication alongside support from professionals and family. 

If you are interested in more information on bipolar head over to our information and resources tab or use the magnifying icon to search topics such as bipolar, ptsd, etc.

This is such a great place to find support and connect with others. So glad you joined us 🙂

Best wishes, 

FloatingFeather

[hanami]

Hey there @Ali4 

Welcome to the forums, it's great to see you here. I'm hanami, one of the peer workers on the forums.

I hope you'll find lots of support in our wonderful community. I'm going to add a tag of 'bipolar' to your post so you can click on it and find more information about how others cope with this diagnosis. 

Do you have a treating team for your bipolar? 

A handy tip for the forums is to type the @ and it will drop down the member's name so they can see your reply or comment.

Sending hugs

Hanami 💮

[wellwellwellnez]

Well the short answer is maybe medication and definitely whatever other stuff makes you feel like your better self. But, that's the short answer.

[Malstupid]

Thanks. I'm an ex partner of BPD type 1. Suffered ptsd I think. Looking for others likewise to share.

[kl78]

Hi, I have bipolar 1 and cptsd plus a few other things. Haven't been medicated for bipolar ever. Unmedicated altogether currently. 

It's really hard. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. If you can tolerate meds then take them imo. 

[tyme]

Whilst medication isn't the be all, end all, does the doctor recommend no meds? @kl78 

Only curious. No need to answer if you don't feel comfortable.

[kl78]

No not at all. I've been prescribed medication but I have massive anxiety and just can't take them. My daughter was on meds for years and they effected her really badly. She spent most days just sleeping, completely unable to function.