Bipolar Disorder is a Roller Coaster

For me, my bipolar disorder is like a roller coaster. The best I can do is try to smooth out the ups and downs to a level that is acceptable to me. I do this by medication, therapy, good sleep hygiene, and exercise. Sometimes this is not enough and I end up in the hospital with either uncontrolled mania or depression. The trick is to find the right combination of medication so that I can level out enough for therapy and lifestyle changes or work.

For all those people that think medication doesn’t work and the big pharma companies are just “out to get us”, I say bull ****. Granted they do want to make money, but they are just like any other company, in that they want to make a profit. I don’t blame them for that any more than other companies. They are providing medication that they think will to help people so that they can sell more medication. That’s ok with me.

I know that some medications don’t help or might even make things worse. Finding the right medication(s) is extremely important and hard to do. Most people have to try several medications before they find the one that works. Sometimes people have to try lots of meds before they find the right one. I have personally have tried a lot of meds and therapy, ECT treatments and lifestyle changes. Together they have helped me to even out my moods so that I can live a life worth living; at least for now. Things change.

There is no easy answer. I’m sorry but bipolar disorder is hard to deal with. You will have to work to control it. Be strong and fight for it.  Better days are ahead.