I love love love #1! I am a Corporate Manager and have been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder for 7 years. Triggered by a trauma with our youngest child. I do not question whether I need to take my medication or not ............ I remember too well what it was like without it. I never took time off of work, I would grit my teeth and work through those days, weeks, months, years of 'testing' meds until the correct one was found for me. Coming to terms with the weight gain haunts me daily. As a woman that weighed no more than 125 lbs for 40 years of my life, increasing to 175 at my highest [regardless of exercise] was depressing in itself. Changes in meds has caused weight loss as well as weight gain over the past 7 years. I just recently decided to take control and responsibility for my weight. With a supervised medical diet I have dropped 9 lbs in 2 weeks. Down to a 'round' 155;-) My intent is to continue decreasing to a comfortable 140. Only I can make the change. Only I can chose on a healthy path for myself. Cheers to bipolar medications, without them we'd be nuts!
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I love love love #1! I am a Corporate Manager and have been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder for 7 years. Triggered by a trauma with our youngest child. I do not question whether I need to take my medication or not ............ I remember too well what it was like without it. I never took time off of work, I would grit my teeth and work through those days, weeks, months, years of 'testing' meds until the correct one was found for me. Coming to terms with the weight gain haunts me daily. As a woman that weighed no more than 125 lbs for 40 years of my life, increasing to 175 at my highest [regardless of exercise] was depressing in itself. Changes in meds has caused weight loss as well as weight gain over the past 7 years. I just recently decided to take control and responsibility for my weight. With a supervised medical diet I have dropped 9 lbs in 2 weeks. Down to a 'round' 155;-) My intent is to continue decreasing to a comfortable 140. Only I can make the change. Only I can chose on a healthy path for myself. Cheers to bipolar medications, without them we'd be nuts!
October 18, 2011 - 5:37pmThis Comment
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