Posted by Gundy on September 9, 2001, at 10:19:58
In reply to They all think i am, but am I?bipolarthatis, posted by emma lee on September 8, 2001, at 23:30:32
emma,
I was diagnosed bipolar in my junior year of high school, and put on zoloft and depakote, but as it turns out I only really needed an antidepressant because the "manic" phase was actually anxiety.
If you are an artist, your moods are not significantly interfering with your life, and of course you don't get suicidal, I would stay away from the drugs. These drugs may be "approved" by the FDA, but no one knows what their true long term effects are. Many antidepressants are even known to be carcinogenic.
If all it takes to control your moods is the occasional use of marijuana, you're better off with that. Pot is as safe or safer than most "approved" psychotropics.
I originally used pot to control my mood condition probably much like you did, and after using zoloft, paxil, effexor, remeron, wellbutrin, celexa, serzone, dexedrine, and paxil, I wish I had never taken a prescription psychodrug. They have left me with too many bad psychological effects, and permanent physical effects to have any respect for them.These doctors are not magicians and they do not have a crystal ball. They are human and fallable like the rest of us. You know more about your mind and body than they do.
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