24 years old.
Currently confined at rehab for depression and self-injury. Had to stop med school for a year.
I am a frustrated everything.
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The insane don’t know they are insane, there for as long as you fear for your sanity then you’re fine, but the moment you feel fine you should start to worry.
I am in the Philippines, married to a man diagnosed with bipolar disorder but who is right now being “re-diagnosed” for schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
I know how hard it is.
He is in denial too. He is in the hospital right now.
I’d appreciate an email from someone who understands what my husband is going through and is here in the Philippines.
how can i email you?
hey! i got your reply at moodgarden. about the meds can you tell me more about it? i overdosed on valiums 2 weeks ago. it was kind of a suicide attempt. kaya lang i was rushed to medical city………and now i’m under medication..
Lexapro. It’s an antidepressant. SSRI I believe. It upped my moods for a while. Upped my moods too much, I think. You can drink a lot on it. I did. I was only on it for a while, in combination with lithium.
Im not sure having ideas popup anytime and having the urges of extreme fondness or dislike on certain things or events should already be considered an illness. I have that at times like when I cant stop but eat spaghetti in all the meals of the week. Or when i frequent pizza every night i head home from gym. Or when I get annoyed coz I cant figure out why others can understand a topic fast and I cant. Or when arguments turns to raised voices and completely annoyed at certain events in my life but i’ve never considered myself ill. certainly not consider the need to take drugs for it. I feel for those who really needs help as at times I think Im getting over my emotions, what more for someone who cant control it and needs drugs for control.
You can’t really compare a “normal” person’s mood with a bipolar/schizoaffective’s mood. Both groups of people have very different brain functioning and sometimes even brain structure. Everyone experiences natural ups and downs, but for someone with bipolar/schizoaffective, this may not be in their own hands. Certain areas of their brain may be over- or under-stimulated, much more so than the “normal” person. Medication is the only way to regulate normal functioning for them. It’s not different from medication for diabetes or high blood pressure, but unfortunately, some people in this day and age still think that mental health medication should be “avoided”. It’s really an irrational stigma.
I’m diagnosed already. I’m not self-diagnosing.
By the way, big props to your decision to take up medicine. I’m also preparing for med school here in the States.