I'm Bipolar type I ( currently in remission ) with borderline and avoidant features. I've had my full blown manic episode from age of 17 till 21 which was both productive and destructive. Those were the years when I became very scientific and atheistic. So in a way I'm glad that I've found out a lot because of it and sad because it completely destroyed my life and everything in it. My mania was followed by schizoid state from which I wanted to get out. When I did, I fall into a very deep depression with psychotic features. It resembled shizoaffective d. and let to diagnostic confussion. All of this happened in London and New York btw. I was manic in London and depressed in New York. Since then had multiple concious and unconcios suicide attemts. Once they had to inject morphin to get me alive.
I've been on all kind of psychitric medications known on earth; from prozac to risperidone, from lithium to klonopin ... etc.
Eventually, I had to drop all the medications due to the side effects. When i did I was in even worse state. Medications caused a significant damage to my body. My advice: stay away from medications unless you cause damage to yourself and or somebody else.
I still think it therapy is the best approach. I chose psychodynamic and CBT approach.
Medications are quick fix mostly for short term. The ideal thing would be on both meds and therapy till you get better and then stay only on therapy for the rest of your life.
I recommend reasearching it thoroughly on the internet. I also recommend reading works by Freud and Jung. And, of course, if you need any advice with anything related to BD i'll try my best to help.
I've been on all kind of psychitric medications known on earth; from prozac to risperidone, from lithium to klonopin ... etc.
Eventually, I had to drop all the medications due to the side effects. When i did I was in even worse state. Medications caused a significant damage to my body. My advice: stay away from medications unless you cause damage to yourself and or somebody else.
I still think it therapy is the best approach. I chose psychodynamic and CBT approach.
Medications are quick fix mostly for short term. The ideal thing would be on both meds and therapy till you get better and then stay only on therapy for the rest of your life.
I recommend reasearching it thoroughly on the internet. I also recommend reading works by Freud and Jung. And, of course, if you need any advice with anything related to BD i'll try my best to help.
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