Is there anything I can do about being bi-polar, other than meds?!
Question: I hate my meds. They make me wierd. But I need something. Sometimes, I freak out, and don't know why. I have spent the night at friends' houses before, and got up in the middle of the night, while everyone else was asleep, and left. One time, it was raining, and I was freaking out (I saw what looked like a needle on my friend's desk, it later turned out to be a pen), so I left and walked home, without even putting my shoes on. It wasn't a very far walk, it only took me like 45 minutes to walk home, but it was 3 AM and it was raining. Does anyone know of any home remedies that would help?
Answers: I hate my meds. They make me wierd. But I need something. Sometimes, I freak out, and don't know why. I have spent the night at friends' houses before, and got up in the middle of the night, while everyone else was asleep, and left. One time, it was raining, and I was freaking out (I saw what looked like a needle on my friend's desk, it later turned out to be a pen), so I left and walked home, without even putting my shoes on. It wasn't a very far walk, it only took me like 45 minutes to walk home, but it was 3 AM and it was raining. Does anyone know of any home remedies that would help?
It's important that you stay on your meds. You are not alone though, as many many people with bipolar, in my experience, do not like taking the meds because they acutally miss the "highs" that their bipolar can give them. However, they forget about the crushing "lows" that come alongside that. It can take a long time to adjust to that "level" feeling.
There are some herbal remedies you could try IN CONJUNCTION with your medication, such as St Johns Wort (helps with depression) and drinking chamomile tea (can ease stress). Visiting a natropath might be useful for you. Before you add any other herbal remedies/medications to your regime, you MUST consult your prescribing doctor/psychiatrist.
Other helpful things you can do include joining a support group for people with bipolar (there are many, and they are great) so that you can talk about the issues that come up for you with a group of people who understand EXACTLY what you are talking about. They could also have some really neat strategies or tips that you could use to keep your bipolar manageable.
If you are not already seeing a cousellor, doctor or psychologist, this can also be helpful. They can help explain some stuff to you (eg what makes you "freak out") and answer any questions you may have. Also, they might reccommend that you start journalling or recording your "ups and downs" so you know what usually triggers them or what time during the day they occur, so you can put strategies in place to make them manageable.
Another imporant way you can manage your bipolar is to build a support network of friends and family who know about your bipolar experience and can support you whenever you need. For example, you might give a close friend a 'codeword' that you can use when you feel you need to "get out of there" and they can discreetly go for a walk with you.
It can also help to keep active and connected with others. I hope this helps a little!
there is no current alternative to meds and they're working, but you could switch
on the other hand, while on pills you can get to know yourself better
WORK out anxieties
at the gym
it really
works!!!
I have the same things, but I do not feel comfortable discussing this in a main forum, if you'd like to message me I will help you. I need to know what meds you are on, because some meds a bi polar person can not take so that may be the issue. If you do not get the answer you need, I would be glad to help you in any way I can.
There are things you can do at home to lesson the effects, but bi polar is a chemical imbalance, so without meds it is nearly impossible to manage.
You need to stick on your schedule of meds, talk to your doctor before adding any herbal remedies because they interact with the other meds that you are taking. Once you talk to your doc, then there may be other options for you that you have not yet exhausted. You are putting yourself in danger by walking 45 minutes barefoot in the middle of the night. You could have been killed..don't stop taking your meds either. Try to relax and do the things that calm you down.
It depends on how severe you are and how much your life is different without meds. Alot of pp hate their meds, but if you go off of them and you end in dangerous situations because of your lack of judgment I think you should stay on them.
Meds didn't help me, so I don't take them. But if they do help, "feeling weird" isn't a strong enough reason to stop them. What if you go off them and the next thing you see makes you do something even less smart than walking in the middle of the night?
Think this through carefully.
I've heard fatty acids can help, and magnesium help but I don't know if they do.
You can pray for God to give you wisdom. My depression would have me dead by now if it weren't for God.
take your meds - home remedies havent kept maniacs from getting locked up or institutionalized for the last two thousand years, you think the home remedies have changed?
if you dont like one drug, try another - or at a different dose - the fact is, your life will become a shambles if you dont do something to control the disorder....don't let it control you. Its a real shame to see someone whose life is shattered and it didn't have to be that way....
Try Lexapro