Bipolar? The Most Important Person You Can Communicate With
Published: Tue, 03/16/10
Hi ,
How's your day going?
I hope it is a good one.
Sometimes it can be hard to figure out
who to talk to about yours or your loved
one's bipolar disorder and who
shouldn't know.
More so than that, it can be hard to figure
out who to tell details to, and who should
just know that you or your loved one has
the disorder.
But there is one person that you should
never keep details from about you or your
loved one's bipolar disorder.
Can you guess who that is?
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Your psychiatrist!
Did you guess right?
Yes, believe it or not, your psychiatrist is
here to help you, and in order to do so,
they need to know everything.
You might be wondering what kinds of
things your psychiatrist needs to know.
Well, for starters, anything you think
might be a symptom, even if it isn't a
symptom of the disorder you are already
aware of.
That is to say, anything that is out of the
ordinary about you or the way you think
or behave.
Another thing that you should be telling
your psychiatrist is how you are
responding to your medications, especially
the ones that they prescribed you.
For example, are you having any side
effects?
Is the medication doing what it is
supposed to do?
Are you having any extra symptoms since
the medications started?
You know what another thing is that you
should be telling them?
Your history of symptoms.
You see, it's not just important what
symptoms you are having now, it's also
important to tell them what symptoms
you have had at any point in your life.
After all, bipolar disorder can't even be
diagnosed without a full history of your
symptoms.
If you haven't already told your doctor
about a detail in your past that you think
is relevant - maybe you forgot - then you
should tell them now.
It may or may not make a difference, but
they can help you figure that out.
Another thing you should be talking to
them about is your other medical problems.
Some of them might not be relevant, but
some of them might make all the
difference in the world.
Certain medical conditions may make a
difference in your diagnosis, or in the
way you are able to be treated.
Some medications might interact with
your other medical conditions in a way
that isn't good, so it is important that
your doctor is aware of those conditions
so they can avoid those types of problems.
You should also be telling your
psychiatrist about your ability to pay, both
for their services, and for your medications.
They may have a payment program to help
you out with their services, but you won't
know unless you ask them.
Many times they will have samples
available to hand out to their patients, but
they don't usually do so unless they
know that the patient needs help paying
for their medications.
Another thing they might be able to help
you with is a prescription discount
program, or even the number to the drug
company's discount services.
All of these things may or may not be
available, but you will never know unless
you ask.
Go figure, huh?
Who knew that all you had to do was talk
to the doctor to find out about all these
things?
And who knew that when you talked to
the doctor about all the different things
you are experiencing, that they would be
able to help you better?
Your doctor has been educated on mental
illnesses in general, but you have to aid
them in educating themselves about the
mental illness you are dealing with.
Believe it or not, they can't do it alone.
With all these benefits for talking to your
doctor, who would want to stay silent?
What do you think about all of this?
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Your Friend,
Dave
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