i am rapid cycle bipolar and i hate medication. it makes me feel like a zombie. i have been getting kind of worse due to stress, and my life not going exactly how i want it to lately. is there a medication free way of dealing with this? anyone have personal stories?

We are just curious…my husband is bipolar…but terrified of medications…after several allergic reactions…and my kids dad is saying that there is a law out there….

wellbutrin 150xl and lamictal 150 if i have had my second drink this week tonight which was a long island iced tea what are the risks im taking? and if its just one drink not more is it still bad for me? i dont drink everyday maybe once or twice a week aproximatly i want to know before this forms into a habit ,is it truw that it can interfere with my meds effects? since alcohol is a depressant? im on these meds as a treatment plan for me im bipolar 1 and have add too.

Im being re-prescribed invega 3mg with cymbalta 60mg for bipolar psychosis. I drink occasionaly though but want to start taking the med. I wont be dumb enough to take it with alcohol lol, ill be taking it in the morning and if i do drink it will be at night. Is this okay?

I am 18 and today I was finally diagnosed as Bipolar type 1, and my therapist wants to recommend me to a psychiatrist to put me on medication. However, I am very afraid of getting on the medication. I am afraid that by taking it, my personality will become by-products of the medication and I’ll lose the normal range of being happy and sad that most feel. Being a songwriter and musician, I am also TERRIFIED of losing my creativity and losing that edge that makes me do my job very well. Are these just unfounded fears? I guess I just feel that the medication will turn me into this zombie and I just won’t be me anymore.

Would I be able to treat this extremely well without medication? Perhaps my fears are just getting the best of me. Any help and expertise in this from people who go through it – or anyone – will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Another question is, if I did go on these, is there a “going back?” In other words, is there a permanent change that the medication has on your brain, even if you STOPPED them or would you go back to exactly how you were before? Thanks again.

A few months ago I was diagnosed with having bipolar disorder. However, for various reasons, I’m unable to take any medication or visit a psychiatrist, or anything of the sort.

I’m noticing my mood swings are beginning to become more and more severe, and I know I’m putting myself in danger again. Is there anything I can do to help keep my mood stable and reduce dark thoughts?

I feel like I’m fighting a battle unarmed, and I need some reinforcements.
I’m deathly afraid of psychiatric hospitals. I had a bad experience there last year.

6 months ago I was diagnosed with bipolar type 1 and ever since they put me on lithium and got me up to a blood level of 0.8 I haven’t really felt much emotion. It’s not much better than the risperidone.. I can’t get into music like I used to for instance.. Is there any alternative? like an alternative medicine or electroshock or psychotherapy that doesn’t do this?

Me and my now ex boyfriend were talking one night, and he had told me he can’t have kids, because the medication he was on for being bipolar kills his sperm, and i asked other friend that are bipolar if they know of any medications. the all said not that they know of. so im starting to worry bc we did it with out a condom.. and i’m scared