Good information I wish more "normies" were aware of!
The most complicated part of being bipolar is finding the right meds that work for you. Like you said, this part is all trial and error. For example two people could have the same diagnosis of bipolar 1 and end up on two completely different medications that deal with it. One set of meds working for one and not the other. Most who don't take their pills have the thought process something like "I just don't like the way I feel when taking them." As I say there are a million reasons not to take the medication and only 1 reason to take them.
From what I (unprofessionally) understand if you can "feel" the effects of the meds you probably want to try a different combination. Typically for BP1 that's an anti-psychotic plus a mood stabilizer (and maybe an antidepressant). For me that's Abilify plus Lithium (a lot of lithium lo!) I can't *really* tell if I take them, but if I miss a few days I can definitely feel the {pressure} start to mount up. -Cheers!
Good information I wish more "normies" were aware of!
The most complicated part of being bipolar is finding the right meds that work for you. Like you said, this part is all trial and error. For example two people could have the same diagnosis of bipolar 1 and end up on two completely different medications that deal with it. One set of meds working for one and not the other. Most who don't take their pills have the thought process something like "I just don't like the way I feel when taking them." As I say there are a million reasons not to take the medication and only 1 reason to take them.
From what I (unprofessionally) understand if you can "feel" the effects of the meds you probably want to try a different combination. Typically for BP1 that's an anti-psychotic plus a mood stabilizer (and maybe an antidepressant). For me that's Abilify plus Lithium (a lot of lithium lo!) I can't *really* tell if I take them, but if I miss a few days I can definitely feel the {pressure} start to mount up. -Cheers!