Bipolar Exception, Not the Rule
Published: Tue, 05/31/11
Hi ,
How are you doing?
I hope you're doing well.
I was at a bipolar support group meeting
the other day and volunteering.
A lady came up to me and said that she
knew someone who had bipolar disorder
for sure and only had to take an antidepressant
and she has been stable for years.
The lady said that she was going to tell
everyone at the meeting so they could "save
money."
I begged her not to do this.
I'll tell you why.
First of all, I don't even know if this
lady's story is true or not.
And even if it is, it would be the exception,
and not the rule.
With bipolar disorder, you want to follow the
rule, and not the exception.
One of the problems with support groups is
that one person will say that this medication
or that medication was a miracle drug for them,
and that everyone should take it and it will
work wonders for them, too.
But if you listen to that, well, it might not work
as good for you.
In fact, it might be deadly for you, you never
know.
That's why I don't discuss medications on here.
I'm not a doctor, for one thing.
And for another thing, it's like I said:
Follow the rules, not the exception.
Even so, antidepressants are for what they
say - for depression.
And depression is only one part of the
equation when it comes to bipolar disorder.
What about the mania? That's the other part.
See what I mean?
And most people with bipolar disorder are
on more than one medication, for another
thing.
This woman, even if her story is true, is NOT
a doctor!
So who is she to say that her friend's medication
is going to work for everyone at the meeting?
That's why in my courses/systems, I also
follow the rules instead of the exception:
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and I also warn you to do that, too.
I talk about the statistical outlier and
how you shouldn't follow that, that's
another thing I talk about in my courses/
systems.
Listen, you and your loved one have to
do what's right for you.
And what's right, especially when you're
talking about medications, is what's right for
YOU, not someone else and what THEY say
is right for you.
Besides, what's right for one person isn't
necessarily what's right for another person.
Everybody is different.
Even the same person is different when it comes
to different medications.
They might respond well to one medication, but
have many side effects with another medication.
That's why they (or you or your loved one) have
to work with their doctor or psychiatrist to find
the right medication or combination of medications
that is right for them (or you).
Be careful out there -
There are what I call cookie cutter doctors.
These are doctors who diagnose people with bipolar
disorder and then prescribe the same medication
to everyone they diagnose as having bipolar.
These are the worst doctors to go to.
But they are out there.
You don't want that.
But at least they are the exception rather than
the rule.
You want a doctor who is going to take each
of their patients with bipolar disorder differently
and prescribe what's best for each of them,
according to their needs.
You want to stick to the rule.
What do you think?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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