Hey there.- Being bipolar has made me more sympathetic to other people’s problems and able to read people more easily. On the down side, I definitely regret how I’ve treated people while being ‘moody’ and unstable. I try to be open and honest and my friends and I seem to have an easier time handling the harder times.
- I’m married with bipolar and lead a pretty normal life so it’s possible! Just like any disorder, there’s just a learning period. There are a lot of books on the subject! I found a local bipolar support group that helped me find some resources.
- Right, not that big of a deal!
- If you’re going to write your story but you’re having difficulty finding a starting place, maybe you could start with how you’re feeling today in a journal and branch out from there, maybe how you felt differently last year or the same?
- The SSRI/SRNIs make me feel zombie-ish and make it difficult for me to concentrate. Mood stabilizers do not. Unfortunately, there’s no one answer what is going to work for you. My suggestion is to give the medicines they suggest a couple of months to start working and keep a journal. If you notice negative symptoms, talk to your psychiatrist about it. I’m taking Latuda and it’s done well for me so far!
- Libido is kind of like appetite for meds. Some people eat everything when they’re depressed so when they start taking a medicine and start feeling better, they eat less. Some people don’t eat when they’re down so the meds make them hungry. I haven’t really noticed a change in my libido with the atypical antipsychotics (Latuda is one of them.) SSRIs increased the libido, but it calmed down after a few weeks.Good luck!
