Posted by PoohBear on January 26, 2004, at 12:19:35
In reply to Re: topomax » Karen_kay, posted by pbjc on January 25, 2004, at 18:33:18
PBJC:
WOW! Well said!
In church yesterday we had a time for prayer requests and someone mentioned a friend in another town who's daughter is bipolar. She went off her meds, and now she's gone... 10 days and no word.
I agree, WHY DON'T PEOPLE GET IT???
There seems to be a paperback 'guru' under every rock waiting for the opportune time to tell of the latest crazy wellness scheme to "get people of the drugs that are ruining their bodies". Like getting off your meds, hitchhiking out of your parents lives and perhaps ending up bare-naked-dead in a ditch somewhere ISN'T bad for your body???
Tell that to the parents who are worried sick about where their daughter is or if they'll ever see her again, ALIVE.
Best wishes and God Bless,
Tony
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> > Those people who think that you don't need meds for Bipolar diorder. My friend and I were talking today and she said that the ultimate goal should be to "OVERCOME" (HUH???) it and get off meds completely.... HUH???? Like I can just fix things with the power of thought! Yeah, right. Kiss My Butt! I tried to explain, but we just agreed to disagree, this time. Oh, because she understands. She's been sad before and overcome it without medication and it's the same thing, according to her. Well, what do you say? I just said, "Well, I'll look into that one." And took my evening dose of Topamax. People sometimes, I just want to choke em! Or hug them. Whatever will get through to them!
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> I just had to continue on with your Rant - what is it with people? You don't know how many of my friends and even my parents tell me I should get off my medications. They see me taking 8 different medications a day for my Bipolar II disorder and they just don't think putting all that medication in my body could be good for me. WELL, HELLO, did you ever to stop to think what I'd be like if I actually did stop taking my meds? No - they don't focus on the downside that I would have to endure(going back to my cycle of deep depressions and hypomanic episodes), they just focus on "all those meds." My attitude is if that's what it takes to keep me on an even keel, then that's the proper amount of medication. I can guarantee you that if I had cancer or AIDS, they wouldn't be encouraging me to go off my medications. They just don't get it when it comes to mental illness. There, that's my follow up Rant.
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