{"id":5213,"date":"2008-04-16T08:24:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-16T12:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/die-from-not-taking-bipolar-medication\/"},"modified":"2008-04-16T08:24:00","modified_gmt":"2008-04-16T12:24:00","slug":"die-from-not-taking-bipolar-medication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/die-from-not-taking-bipolar-medication\/","title":{"rendered":"Die From Not Taking Bipolar Medication?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>=>PLEASE FORWARD TO FRIENDS, FAMILY AND LOVED ONES <=\n\nHi,\n\nHow&#8217;s it going? I am leaving tomorrow so I have<br \/>a whole lot of things to do. <\/p>\n<p>I am going to San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco<br \/>and a few other places visiting various business<br \/>people and organizations to help this organization<br \/>grow and continue to grow.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, on to today&#8217;s topic.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m going to tell you up front that I may get<br \/>hate mail for taking a stand on this, but I have<br \/>to do it anyway.  <\/p>\n<p>But I just want to tell you that even though<br \/>you have a write to take your own stand, <br \/>and you even have a right through the 1st <br \/>amendment of our constitution, I have the<br \/>same right to say what I want to say, too. <\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t like to get hate mail, and no one else<br \/>would either, so just take that into <br \/>consideration, ok?<\/p>\n<p>With all that said, let me just say what I<br \/>wanted to say today.<\/p>\n<p>If you have bipolar disorder, and you don&#8217;t<br \/>take medication for it, <\/p>\n<p>YOU ARE GOING TO DIE.<\/p>\n<p>So, ok, I know I am going to get some<br \/>hate mail, I understand that.<\/p>\n<p>But maybe others will open up their<br \/>eyes and in those cases maybe I will<br \/>actually save some lives.<\/p>\n<p>Because it is TRUE!<\/p>\n<p>If you have bipolar disorder and you<br \/>won&#8217;t take your medication, or you<br \/>don&#8217;t even believe in taking <br \/>medication, YOU WILL DIE!<\/p>\n<p>Especially if you have been on<br \/>Medications before and then you<br \/>go off those medications.<\/p>\n<p>One example (and there are so<br \/>many others) is Michele&#8217;s sister.<br \/>She was on medications for her<br \/>Bipolar disorder.  Then she went<br \/>off them, and 8 months later, she<br \/>killed herself.<\/p>\n<p>I know that some of you are<br \/>already saying to yourself,<br \/>&#8220;Yeah, but that&#8217;s not ME.&#8221;<br \/>And I say, &#8220;Yeah, but it COULD<br \/>be you.  And it WILL be you if<br \/>you stay off your medication!<\/p>\n<p>When you first go off your medication<br \/>it stays in your system for a while and<br \/>it may seem as if you&#8217;re still ok without<br \/>taking it.  But this is only fooling you.<\/p>\n<p>The fact is that after a while, the<br \/>medication effect will wear off, and<br \/>YOU WILL CRASH!!!<\/p>\n<p>AND THEN YOU WILL BE EVEN WORSE<br \/>THAN BEFORE!!!<\/p>\n<p>And all that time you thought you were<br \/>fine, but you were actually getting worse<br \/>and worse.<\/p>\n<p>See, when you are first put on medication,<br \/>the doctor gives you a small dosage, and<br \/>gradually builds you up to the higher<br \/>dosage he\/she wants you to be on to<br \/>control your bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n<p>Then the medication reaches a level<br \/>In your system.  If you stop taking your<br \/>medication, the level will stay there<br \/>for a little while, but then will slowly<br \/>go back down to where you started in<br \/>the first place.<\/p>\n<p>So you might think you&#8217;re fine, but you<br \/>Are actually WORSE!  I have had people<br \/> on the phone that swear they are okay<br \/>but are totally out of their minds but <br \/>thinking they are fine.<\/p>\n<p>So I have to take a stand, even if it<br \/>means hate mail.<\/p>\n<p>WITHOUT MEDICATION FOR YOUR<br \/>BIPOLAR DISORDER, YOU WILL DIE!<br \/>Medication is the primary therapy<br \/>for controlling bipolar disorder.<br \/>Without it you will die.  It is that<br \/>simple.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve had too many people call me<br \/>and write to me asking to be taken<br \/>off my mailing list or off the forum<br \/>because their loved one went off<br \/>their medication and killed <br \/>themselves.<\/p>\n<p>I know.  I know this is true because<br \/>real people have told me this is true.<\/p>\n<p>If you are even considering going off<br \/>your medications,  DON&#8217;T!<\/p>\n<p>Or if you already have, GO BACK ON<br \/>THEM!<\/p>\n<p>In my courses\/systems, I go over all<br \/>the reasons that people give for going<br \/>off their medications, and the top<br \/>reason is because of the side effects:<\/p>\n<p>SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>Visit:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11\">http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>Visit:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com\">http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>Visit:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net\">http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But the side effects CAN be managed!<br \/>Just ask your doctor!  Side effects should<br \/>NEVER be a reason for going off your<br \/>medication.<\/p>\n<p>Others have stopped their medications<br \/>because they believed they no longer had<br \/>Bipolar disorder.  THAT IS A LIE!  Once you<br \/>have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder,<br \/>you will ALWAYS HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER!<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, that&#8217;s another reason I will<br \/>probably get hate mail, because I know<br \/>of some people who actually believe they<br \/>have been cured of the disorder.<\/p>\n<p>But the TRUTH is, THERE IS NO CURE<br \/>for bipolar disorder, and these people<br \/>are just plain believing a lie, and if they<br \/>don&#8217;t go back on their medications, they<br \/>WILL DIE!<\/p>\n<p>I know I am taking an argumentative<br \/>stand on this issue, but I believe I am<br \/>telling the truth.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, some of you will take<br \/>an opposite stand, and that is very,<br \/>very sad.<\/p>\n<p>Your Friend,<\/p>\n<p>Dave<\/p>\n<p>===>> Great Resources For You <===\n\nGet Your Own Subscription To This Newsletter<br \/>Want your own copy of these daily bipolar<br \/>emails sent to you for F.ree? If so, visit:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/register3\">http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/register3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get More Help On Bipolar Disorder<br \/>Don&#8217;t forget to take a look through the<br \/>different programs I&#8217;ve put together&#8230; each<br \/>one is designed to help you with a different<br \/>area of bipolar disorder whether you have it or<br \/>you are supporting someone with it.<br \/>You can see them all and get the details by visiting:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/catalog.asp\">http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/catalog.asp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>View Past Daily Bipolar Emails For F.REE<br \/>Check out my F.ree blog with copies of emails<br \/>that I have sent in the past and lots of great<br \/>information for you:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/supporterblog\/\">http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/supporterblog\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get Audio Information On Bipolar Disorder For F.REE<br \/>Check out my F.ree podcast. Hear me give<br \/>mini seminars designed to teach you information<br \/>you can&#8217;t learn anywhere else.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bipolarcentral.libsyn.com\">http:\/\/bipolarcentral.libsyn.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>=PLEASE FORWARD TO FRIENDS, FAMILY AND LOVED ONES Great Resources For You <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/die-from-not-taking-bipolar-medication\/\" class=\"more-link pull-right\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Die From Not Taking Bipolar Medication? - Bipolar Supporter Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/die-from-not-taking-bipolar-medication\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Die From Not Taking Bipolar Medication? - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"=PLEASE FORWARD TO FRIENDS, FAMILY AND LOVED ONES Great Resources For You Continue Reading\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/die-from-not-taking-bipolar-medication\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2008-04-16T12:24:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"David Oliver\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"David Oliver\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/die-from-not-taking-bipolar-medication\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/die-from-not-taking-bipolar-medication\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"David Oliver\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75\"},\"headline\":\"Die From Not Taking Bipolar Medication?\",\"datePublished\":\"2008-04-16T12:24:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2008-04-16T12:24:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/die-from-not-taking-bipolar-medication\/\"},\"wordCount\":14,\"commentCount\":74,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/die-from-not-taking-bipolar-medication\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/die-from-not-taking-bipolar-medication\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/die-from-not-taking-bipolar-medication\/\",\"name\":\"Die From Not Taking Bipolar Medication? - Bipolar Supporter Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2008-04-16T12:24:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2008-04-16T12:24:00+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/die-from-not-taking-bipolar-medication\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/die-from-not-taking-bipolar-medication\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/die-from-not-taking-bipolar-medication\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Die From Not Taking Bipolar Medication?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/\",\"name\":\"Bipolar Supporter Blog\",\"description\":\"With this blog, I want to keep all of you updated on important information about bipolar disorder and how it affects families. 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