Comments on: No Cure for Bipolar Disorder http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/no-cure-for-bipolar-disorder/282/ Get an inside look at what its like to have bipolar disorder with Michele Soloway Sexton. Michele, a survivor herself, shares regularly on the ups and downs of dealing with the disorder, along with personal insights, lessons learned, and encouragement for others who also have bipolar disorder. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:09:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Emily http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/no-cure-for-bipolar-disorder/282/comment-page-1/#comment-2753 Emily Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:26:09 +0000 http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/?p=282#comment-2753 Thank you for telling it like it is! If I have to read one more person telling me that bipolar can be treated or 'cured' with everything from positive thinking to fish oil I'm going to scream! We need medication to try and keep well and escape the hell that is bipolar something few people understand. I started a new college recently and when asked by a new friend why I had a huge gap since I was last in college (I was ill with a bad bipolar episode before I found a better mediation) when I explained that their response was, " oh, cool you must be really creative then, wish I had something like that. Do you notice how all the great famous people have something like that...". I almost fell off my seat! I couldn't decide if this response upset me more or less than the girl who when I told her. Backed away from me, moved seats and whispered not to let me have scissors! In the end I had to laugh- perhaps ignorance is bliss! Thank you for telling it like it is! If I have to read one more person telling me that bipolar can be treated or ‘cured’ with everything from positive thinking to fish oil I’m going to scream! We need medication to try and keep well and escape the hell that is bipolar something few people understand. I started a new college recently and when asked by a new friend why I had a huge gap since I was last in college (I was ill with a bad bipolar episode before I found a better mediation) when I explained that their response was, ” oh, cool you must be really creative then, wish I had something like that. Do you notice how all the great famous people have something like that…”. I almost fell off my seat! I couldn’t decide if this response upset me more or less than the girl who when I told her. Backed away from me, moved seats and whispered not to let me have scissors!
In the end I had to laugh- perhaps ignorance is bliss!

]]> By: DC http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/no-cure-for-bipolar-disorder/282/comment-page-1/#comment-1057 DC Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:17:44 +0000 http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/?p=282#comment-1057 Meds work for some but not for me, Ive been prescribed every med out there and even the newer stuff as well and I get worse or have a serious reaction. We are a pill popping nation..........Everything will be better if you just take this..........that is alot of crap..............12 years of suffering and life is like a broken record the same old stuff.........Can they just be honest and say that they dont have a real solution at the moment and are diligently working on one instead of making me feel like the medication test subject...........this is not funny anymore. Meds work for some but not for me, Ive been prescribed every med out there and even the newer stuff as well and I get worse or have a serious reaction. We are a pill popping nation……….Everything will be better if you just take this……….that is alot of crap…………..12 years of suffering and life is like a broken record the same old stuff………Can they just be honest and say that they dont have a real solution at the moment and are diligently working on one instead of making me feel like the medication test subject………..this is not funny anymore.

]]> By: katrina http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/no-cure-for-bipolar-disorder/282/comment-page-1/#comment-826 katrina Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:43:37 +0000 http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/?p=282#comment-826 i know what you mean it has hit me really bad i have done some really stupid things when my moods have hit and then i have had to deal with the consequences after and it is a bad thing to do. i have just found out that i got diagnosed when i was 12 but mine went untreated and i found my self wanting to shoot my self because of it. i know what you mean it has hit me really bad i have done some really stupid things when my moods have hit and then i have had to deal with the consequences after and it is a bad thing to do. i have just found out that i got diagnosed when i was 12 but mine went untreated and i found my self wanting to shoot my self because of it.

]]> By: 6661 http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/no-cure-for-bipolar-disorder/282/comment-page-1/#comment-612 6661 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:58:37 +0000 http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/?p=282#comment-612 this illness cause me alot of pain and sometimes i wish i didn't have it.... yes ,take your meds yet i still get sick it is so strong sometimes and hits me when i least expect it im tired of always fighting it. This illnes caused me some serious problems for one being young and untreated i end up becoming addicted to drugs and alcohol to self medicate....which now makes me dual diagnosed i have to take care of myself my kids my illness my recovery from drugs and alcohol hope to get the right help and anymore that;s running out . I would like there to be hope one day for a cure cause i feel it sucks to be me and i wouldn't wish this illness on my worst enemy. this illness cause me alot of pain and sometimes i wish i didn’t have it…. yes ,take your meds yet i still get sick it is so strong sometimes and hits me when i least expect it im tired of always fighting it. This illnes caused me some serious problems for one being young and untreated i end up becoming addicted to drugs and alcohol to self medicate….which now makes me dual diagnosed i have to take care of myself my kids my illness my recovery from drugs and alcohol hope to get the right help and anymore that;s running out . I would like there to be hope one day for a cure cause i feel it sucks to be me and i wouldn’t wish this illness on my worst enemy.

]]> By: Michele http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/no-cure-for-bipolar-disorder/282/comment-page-1/#comment-584 Michele Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:38:10 +0000 http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/?p=282#comment-584 I stand corrected. I should have specified that I was referring to people with stable bipolar. You are right to bring up the suicide stats. Staggering, absolutely staggering. I'm sorry if I gave the impression that I was diminishing the serious of the situation. I never meant to do that. I KNOW how serious this disorder is - I tried to kill myself 5 times, all because of my bipolar disorder. Thank you for clarifying things and for your comment. I stand corrected. I should have specified that I was referring to people with stable bipolar. You are right to bring up the suicide stats. Staggering, absolutely staggering. I’m sorry if I gave the impression that I was diminishing the serious of the situation. I never meant to do that. I KNOW how serious this disorder is – I tried to kill myself 5 times, all because of my bipolar disorder. Thank you for clarifying things and for your comment.

]]> By: L.RabbitGirl http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/no-cure-for-bipolar-disorder/282/comment-page-1/#comment-583 L.RabbitGirl Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:59:57 +0000 http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/?p=282#comment-583 "It’s not like it’s a terminal illness with stages, like cancer, which will eventually kill us." I beg to differ. It most certainly can be terminal if left untreated. What is the percentage of successful suicides by bipolars? quotey quote time: "Suicide is the cause of death in up to 15% of patients with bipolar disorders, and about half of them make at least one suicide attempt in their lifetime. The suicide rate of (untreated) bipolar patients is 25 times higher than the same rate in the general population." [http://www.springerlink.com/content/n15t71522n1k8137/] It's well known that the suicide rate of bipolars is scary. It IS looking down the barrel of a gun if you don't take your meds, and unfortunately, even if you do, your chances are still increase. Not to stomp all over hope or anything. But let us not beat around the bush and diminish the seriousness of the situation, hmm? Like your blog, by the way. “It’s not like it’s a terminal illness with stages, like cancer, which will eventually kill us.”

I beg to differ.

It most certainly can be terminal if left untreated.
What is the percentage of successful suicides by bipolars?
quotey quote time:
“Suicide is the cause of death in up to 15% of patients with bipolar disorders, and about half of them make at least one suicide attempt in their lifetime. The suicide rate of (untreated) bipolar patients is 25 times higher than the same rate in the general population.”
[http://www.springerlink.com/content/n15t71522n1k8137/]

It’s well known that the suicide rate of bipolars is scary.
It IS looking down the barrel of a gun if you don’t take your meds, and unfortunately, even if you do, your chances are still increase.

Not to stomp all over hope or anything.

But let us not beat around the bush and diminish the seriousness of the situation, hmm?

Like your blog, by the way.

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