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Bipolar: Overdiagnosed or Epidemic?
DO> Hmm. Interesting, thoughts?
Living with the enemy of depression
DO> Depression is a major problem these days.
New International Consensus Statement on Bipolar Depression
DO> What do you think of this?
‘Scattershot’ A Bipolar Family Portrait
DO> I am going to try to get more information on this.
Sleep trouble linked to bipolar disorder
DO> I have been saying this for YEARS. Finally they are catching on 🙂
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Hello David.
I think you are doing a great job.
my son has bipolar and depression symptons, but does not take his meds on a regular bases. he has been on drugs off and on
and was recently in rehab and detox clinic, but went back to drugs after 30 days.
he does not live at home, because it is hard for us to tolerate
his dyfunctional life style, and promiscus
I was 20 and 25 when I fathered 2 children who developed bipolar at ages 48 and 43, so I guess I was too old of father? what a bull crock!!!!
Hello,
I just have a question that I would like a little input on. Do you believe two people living with Bipolar can have a lasting commitment to each other? I have really enjoyed your e-mails and I find them very helpful.
Interesting. The bit about over diagnosis – I recently read an article on-line by a psychiatrist who reckons there are a good proportion of Borderline Personality Disorder are misdiagnosed as Bipolar Disorder. He reckons many prefer it to be BP rather than BPD because they believe BP is easier to treat … just stuff us full of meds and job done! BDP, they think, requires more effort, more psychoanalysis with counseling. And yet he says, there are good prospects for BDP patients to be cured, which they will never be if they are treated as being BP. Hmmm … I don’t know enough about this to form an opinion. That said, I do wonder how he can be so sure there are lots of BPDs out there misdiagnosed as BP if, by definition, their diagnosis has been competed by their psychiatrists!
(I found one of the comments from a reader … unspeakably stupid.)
BPs attract BPs … LOL! Oh yeah! It’s amazing! Since joining Facebook I’ve found two quite by chance … or may be not by chance. I just got a feeling about them, petrpahs from clues from what they said or when they were posting messages. “You’re not Bipolar, are you?” “Yes! How did you know?” And then there is a writers group where I am a co-owner and moderator. By chance (?) I found late on that two out of five of us are BP, and a 3rd is suspiciously like one! And then there was the time when I was visiting a girlfriend who’d been admitted to hospital because of severe mania, and boy! Was she cycling fast for that state of extreme. (Way uip with the angels on a mission from God one week, and so down the next she was moving like a tortoise, so slooooooooowwwwwwww.) She decided I was BP “like me”) and one of her fellow patients, a schizophrenic said to me” we all like you because you’re one of us ….” (Freaked me out BIG time!) And they were proven right, albeit some 30 years too late for the diagnosis.
in response to sharon moore.
can two people WITHOUT bp have a lasting commitment to each other? i think it is on a case by case basis, just like every type of relationship.
if the people in the relationship are responsible and doing the things that they need to do, the relationship will be built on a solid foundation and have a better chance. if not, there is more potential for issues to arise.
todd
Is it possible for a person to have both Bipolar, Major Depression and Borderline Personality Disorder? The psychiatrist at the hospital said I have all three!!! I did not know that it is possible. And, I have also heard that BPD is difficult to treat and requires a lot of Dialectic Behavioral Therapy? I am going to try DBT next week. They tell me that it will teach me ‘skills’ I can use before going into an ‘episode’ and becoming suicidal. I wonder if there is any hope or truth to that. They tell me medication will not cure it all, it only helps to a point, and psychotherapy with a therapist only helps a small degree, so I must ALSO attend a DBT group weekly. I am concerned about how much this is all going to cost. I am not employed and nothing is free.
I was diagnosed bi-polar in 1989. I did not marry until I was 30. My husband is 14 years older than I am. Although not bi-polar he does suffer from low self esteem and occassional depression. Usually related to my health issues other than bi-polar. In 2001 we had a son. He is now almost 7 and I believe I see signs in him for depression. I would not say that at this age he shows signs of mania. My in-laws believe I am looking for it and thus finding it. My family who has dealt with all my problems and few of my other siblings as well believe that I have reason to be worrying. At what age should I start discussing with his doctor my concerns. He already has sleep issues, most likely from me as I also suffer from hyper somnia as well as depression. The hyper somnia manages to keep whatever mania I may have under wraps. I am trying to determine what is actual depression and what is normal for a young child to struggle with as they identify their own world and their own emotions. I look back and now know that I started showing signs as early as 14. Any suggestions or general feedback would be wonderful.
To TRIED THEM ALL: I believe most, if not all, community-based mental health organizations, work on a “sliding-scale” basis, meaning they CANNOT expect you to pay what you don’t have. You will either be given a questionnaire, or be interviewed by an accountant, as to how much/ if anything, you can afford to pay. They CANNOT refuse you treatment for being unable to bear the cost of therapy. I “think” it’s the “HIPAA” that bears this out.
I am glad you continue to post on this blog, as you seem to be getting more and more clear about your future – you go, girl!
Suzanne, even though it sounds inexpensive comparatively speaking, each session with a theapist is $10, psychiatrist $15, and each group session is $10. So, if I see a therapist weekly, go to a group weekly and see a psychiatrist once per month, that is $90/month….and that is the ‘sliding scale’ of having no income. I know, it must be less than insurance co pays, but even $90, plus the cost of medication is a lot of money to a person in my situation. Do you think they’d lower it if I go to all these sessions?
To TRIED THEM ALL: I’m sure that if your mental health provider were aware of your dire circumstances, they MIGHT be able to “bundle” their services, much like the providers of phone/internet/cable companies. I know it sounds far-fetched, but, honey, “any port in a storm.”
I can only say here, that my Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, who prescribes my meds, has allowed me to get samples of Zyprexa (normally $800/30 day supply; co-pay $150/month), to help me out during this siege of the tax entities who are after me for my tax debt. She knows that RIGHT NOW I am unable to afford my antipsychotics – which are essential to my mental health.
Perhaps there IS some way you can work this out – I sincerely HOPE so. Whatever is necessary to save your life, should NOT come with a high price tag!
It never ceases to amaze and disgust me how you folks in the US have to struggle to get basic medication when you’re too ill to work because of the BP. I’d expect it of some Third World country but yours is the richest nation in the World, spending Zillions $ on a couple of wars, yet it can’t take care of some of it’s most creative people. L
The children of older fathers are more likely to have bipolar disorder? Sorry, but it sounds like the sort of nonsense science students and currently ‘resting’ freelance journalists put together to fill a page which gets attention. I have known quite a few bipolar survivors over the years and none of them had particularly old fathers. Like most inherited illnesses it can also skip a generation. This “research” seems to be picked out of the air.
Sleep trouble and bipolar disorder is a little scary. This is not the first article I have read about this subject. It’s not just lack of sleep and rest they are worried about, it’s the timing. Apparently not enough night sleep can lower the seratonin levels. Is this a scaremongering conspiracy to force people who are naturally nocturnal (like me) into submission? Or is there something in it? I have tried sleeping pills to change my pattern. All they do is make me sleep longer not earlier. My creativity is awake only at night. My energy increases from teatime onwards and I seem to get the best quality sleep in the mornings. Television is also better at night (lol).
You are Mindnumbing. Definatly a psychiatrist. I DO NOT WANT YOUR BOOK. YES I WAS KEEN TO GET IT, BUT YOU HAVE PROVEN YOURSELF.
THE CHAMPION, YOU PROVE YOURSELF EACH & EVERYDAY! A PSYCHIATRIST, WASTEPRODUCT. OR ONE PAID BY THEM AND THE TRILLION $ DRUG CARTELLS, “SEE THE WASTE PRODUCT, TAKE YOUR “MEDICATION.” DECERIBRATION….. WAKE UP AMERICA. IS THIS WHY AMERICA HAS AN AV. IQ OF 112?
I BELIEVE THE PSYCHIATRIST MAKES BI-POLAR, WITH THE DRUGS, VERY EASY. SAME AS ALL SKITZOPHRENICS I KNOW ALL SMOKE HEAPS OF GRASS, DRINK A LOT, SPEED A LOT. QED.
THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY HEAD WHEN I MET THE ORGANISM, NOW I’M RUINED, MY LIFE & FAMILY. I WAS ME BUT NOW ME’S GONE. EVEN MY FAMILY IN THE SICKNESS TRADE TELL ME. “THEY HAVE FUCKED YOU GOOD.” THESE ARE NURSES AND PSYCHOLIGISTS WITH OVER 200 YEARS EXPERIENCE. THESE AND DR.S TELL ME: “THE PSYCH. IS THE INSANE ONE, ALWAYS A LONG WAY BEHIND THE “PATIENT”
THE PSYCHIATRIST IS THE “DESEASE” I AM ALWAYS FAR BETTER, OFF ALL MEDS, AND AWAY FROM THE PSYCH. I STILL SEE MY NURSE EVERY 2 TO 4 WEEKS. SHE’S NICE, AND VERY HELPFUL, AND INTELLEGENT. YES I FIND HER INTELLEGENT, MY IQ HAS FALLEN TO A DISSAPOINTING 133. DUE TO “MEDICATION.”
SHE KEEPS THE PSYCHO DEALERS AWAY, AND THEN SOME.
I DON’T EVEN TRY TO GET MY NURSE TO COOPERATE, SHE GENUANLY WANTS TO HELP? SHE IS THE POLAR OPPOSITE OF THE PSYCHIATRIST, THE PSYCHO, CRIMINALY INSANE.
SHE ALSO HATES THE SYSTEM. SHE KNOWS I DO NOT TAKE MY MEDS. I TOLD HER. SHE SAYS IT’S OK. SHE WILL WATCH ME. I TOLD HER I WILL TAKE THEM FOR A DAY OR TWO WHEN I NEED THEM. OR TAKE OPIATES. I BELIEVE SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF HIPPIES, BOHEMIANS… SHE DOES A LOT OF WORK FOR ME IN HER SPARE TIMS. LETTER WRITING…. SHE IS NOT A METERIAL GIRL…
SHE SMELLS GREAT, SEEMS SHE DOSN’T WEAR TAMMYS, YES THE PAINTERS R IN, NOT A MOUSE IN THE HOUSE. OTHERTIMES SHE SMELLS HOT, SHE IS HOT…
YOU SEE LITTLE DAVE, YOU DON’T TAKE PARRACETAMOL OR ASPRIN EACH DAY, JUST IN CASE TODAY YOU GET A HEADACHE?
IF YOU DID THIS, YOU WOULD DIE, NO NEVER FROM HEADACH, BUT FROM ABUSE OF MEDS!
THUS WHEN I’M USING, I GET ALL ORGANS TESTED MONTHLY. ALL BUT THE BRAIN & HEART? WELL THE JOB FOR THESE DRUGS, AND THE SYSTEM ARE TO RUIN THE BRAIN, THEREFORE WHY TEST?
SOMETIMES MY NURSE COMES TO SEEE ME AT HOME, I DON’T KNOW WHY, I DO NOT ASK HER TO. WHAT IS THIS DAVO?
GOOD EVINING, MY LITTLE ONE.
HI DAVE,
THANKS A MILLION FOR YOUR DAILY E-MAILS. I WAS DIAGNOSE 2 MONTH’S AGO AND I STILL FIND IT VERY HARD TO COME TO TERMS WITH BP1 WITH MANIC MIXED EPISODES. I HAD TO DO TELL MY SON AGE 23 THIS WEEKEND AND THAT WAS AND IS AWFULL. HE HAS WITHDRAW HIMSELF FROM ME, I GAVE HIM PLENTY READING THE SAME THAT I HAVE READ. IT’S BREAKING MY HART TO SEE HIM REACT THIS WAY. I HOPE IT WILL GO OVER. OTHERWISE I AM FINE, STILL WORKING AND TRYING TO BE AS NORMAL AS POSSIBLE. THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR INPUT, MORE PEOPLE WITH BP SHOULD READ YOUR MAIL.
Hi Dave
I am currently on two moodstabalisers and an antipsychotic which is supposed to keep my symptoms under control. I suffer severe depression which cause irritability, frustration, anger, and much more. I am indoors most of the time it’s like I cannot face the outside world. I feel helpless and sometimes have feelings of suicide. My state is really deteriorating and wish I can find a way to just get rid of my emotional pain and suffering. My family really suffer under the circumstances and I know they are confused. I wish I can get their full support but they seem to run away from me they rather go out and avoid the situation or they completely ignore me and it actually make me more angry. I know I’m not being selfish I just want them to care about me. I do need advise as I really are very confused and wish things will change for the better.
Thank for you info