==>>Help with ALL aspects of bipolar disorder<<==
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for all aspects of bipolar disorder by visiting:
http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/catalog.asp<\/p>\n
Hi,<\/p>\n
How are you? I actually have to go really
soon. It’s 8:05am and Saturday. It’s raining
again in New Jersey. Anyway, I have things
to do and people to see today but before
I left I wanted to tell you a VERY important
lesson that few people talk about related to
bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n
Why? I don’t know.<\/p>\n
Let me tell you a quick story about what happen
to me. Last night I decided it was time. It was
finally time. What was it time for? It was time
for me to put together my kitchen hutch since
every day that I looked at it, it didn’t seem
to be putting itself together.<\/p>\n
I had avoided it for several weeks. I HATE putting
things together. <\/p>\n
But this time, I tried something different. Normally
it’s a total night mare. Normally I break part of
whatever I am putting together. Normally it takes
days and days and days. Normally it drives me
crazy–kind of like how bipolar disorder can.<\/p>\n
Why was it so easy for me to put it together?
Take a wild guess and then scroll….<\/p>\n
Don’t cheat. Did you guess and then scroll…<\/p>\n
I read ALL the directions first, call the 800
number and asked questions and went in the right
order based on what the directions said.<\/p>\n
As a result I was able to do it. Actually a friend
of mine Lindsey said before I was done, “Are you
like the typical guy that doesn’t read directions?”
I said, “umm, nope I read them all and that’s why
I am the world’s greatest furniture putter togetherer.”<\/p>\n
Anyway, what the heck does this have to do with
bipolar disorder. This is super important. Okay
medication is the foundation of success. Period!<\/p>\n
There are instructions for taking the medication. Many
people never read the instructions, call the customer
service line and ask questions, or do what the doctor
says. If you or your loved one has bipolar disorder,
it’s critical that the instructions on how to take
the medication are followed. If you have questions,
do not guess ask someone who knows like your doctor,
pharmacist or call the toll free 800 for the drug.<\/p>\n
I advise reading ALL the information that comes with
the medication BEFORE you take it. Not some of it.
I bet that most people on my list have never done
this. I bet most bipolar supporters never even thought
of this. I never did at first but I do now. I use
to read my mom’s stuff when I had to (today
I live further away and I am a long distance supporter).<\/p>\n
The big lesson here is to read. And if your loved one
is an episode and he\/she has to take medication, you
should do the reading for them and do the question
asking. The bottomline is there is a ton of information
that has to be learned and most people are not learning
it and as a result the medication is not working as well
as it should.<\/p>\n
It’s like my kitchen hutch, those that don’t read
the directions probably mess it up. Make sense?<\/p>\n
I hope it does. I have to run, catch you tomorrow.<\/p>\n
SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/p>\n
SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/p>\n
HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<\/p>\n
Your Friend,<\/p>\n
Dave<\/p>\n
P.S. Don’t forget to take a look through the
different programs I’ve put together… each one is designed
to help you with a different area of bipolar disorder whether
you have it or you are supporting someone with it.
You can see them all and get the details by visiting:
http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/catalog.asp<\/p>\n
P.P.S. Check out my F.ree blog with copies of emails
that I have sent in the past and lots of great
information for you:
http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/supporterblog\/<\/p>\n
P.P.P.S Check out my F.ree podcast. Hear me give
mini seminars designed to teach you information
you can’t learn anywhere else.
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