It's more or less official. My middle son has had a really rough spring - med-resistant, vegetative depressive episode that has gone on since mid-March. Self-injuring, suicidal ideation, hospitalized for 8 days, now in day treatment, and pissed off at me for ruining his summer. The psychiatrist at day treatment is pretty sure he has bipolar and ( Read more... )

Hi, I'm Christina from Portugal, 20 years old and studying Biochemistry in university. I was recently (this August) diagnosed with bipolar disorder, after years of depression, taking Lexapro and floating through my first two years of college (which I now recognize as being a manic episode). My psychiatrist initially put me on 50mg of Zoloft and 2mg ( Read more... )

I've been reading through the posts on here and tearing up every few pages because I know I'm not alone nowI'm 20 years old, and was diagnosed with "a bipolar mood disorder" last month. I'm on Lamictal, and am just starting week 4 of the starter thing (50mg) I have noticed no changes, and while I know it's not likely to help yet, I am getting ( Read more... )

Hello.  I'm new here, and fairly new to the diagnosis.  I was diagnosed a few years ago, but my family disagreed with it and wouldn't accept it, and so I just tried handling it naturally.  It didn't work, and I have struggled hellishly for several years, with worsening mania's and depressions, until recently it became life threatening, and I was ( Read more... )

Hi everyone,
I'm so glad to find this community, and wanted to introduce myself.

( Intro, may be triggering.. )

Hi. I'm Brieanna, I'm 18, currently living in Boston, MA. I'm originally from Pennsylvania but I'm here for college. I was very recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder and just kind of don't know where else to go for support. You can add me if you'd like :) I don't have a lot of entries but I've been trying to update more often.

Well, I was recently diagnosed with rapid-cycling bipolar disorder. Prior to this I thought I was just suffering from depression, social anxiety, panic attacks, and crazy mood swings. I have been on Lamictal for a year. 200mg of Zoloft. 200mg Lamictal. 2400mg Neurontin. I told my doctor that I still have mood swings like crazy, and I was given ( Read more... )