Anon, when you went to your doctor (the one who put you on meds for your bipolar disorder), did you see your regular doctor? Or a psychiatrist?
Many, many patients who have bipolar or depression or anxiety disorders (or a combination) have to work to get their meds adjusted for them. Medicine that works perfectly for one person may have horrible side effects to another person and then be fine for a third person. You say you didn't like the way your meds made you feel; can you be more detailed? How long did you take them? And did you ever go back to see if a different medicine or a different dosage would help?
How often do you cycle through your depressive and manic states? Have you noticed differences in your sexual desire when you cycle through?
If you aren't sure how to go about finding a good psychiatrist who works with bipolar patients, let us know and we'll see if we can help.
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Anon, when you went to your doctor (the one who put you on meds for your bipolar disorder), did you see your regular doctor? Or a psychiatrist?
Many, many patients who have bipolar or depression or anxiety disorders (or a combination) have to work to get their meds adjusted for them. Medicine that works perfectly for one person may have horrible side effects to another person and then be fine for a third person. You say you didn't like the way your meds made you feel; can you be more detailed? How long did you take them? And did you ever go back to see if a different medicine or a different dosage would help?
How often do you cycle through your depressive and manic states? Have you noticed differences in your sexual desire when you cycle through?
If you aren't sure how to go about finding a good psychiatrist who works with bipolar patients, let us know and we'll see if we can help.
February 9, 2009 - 9:18amThis Comment
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