For those of you who don't know me I am an artist. Everything from murals to children's illustrating and card design. I'm a writer and amature photographer and I am Bi-Polar.
I was diagnosed seven years ago though thought first to be just recurrent clinical depression, the mania changed that. For those not familiar with Bi-Polar Disorder it is a cruel disease which has, to this point, been mainly treated with anti-psychotics and psychotropic drugs. It causes deep depression to the point of suicide in 1 in 5 patients. Bi-Polar is aptly named because opposed to the depression is the upswing of mania, racing thoughts, no need for sleep, sometimes incredible ideas to massive spending sprees and euphoria.
I have been hospitalized for depression and Bi-Polar disorder ten times in the past 11 years. Some for only a few days to inpatient stays for two weeks at a time.
Today I want to talk about a new treatment for the disease. Bi-Polar is mostly just endured and managed with medication treating the symptoms. New studies show promise in treating the illness with megadoses of vitamins and minerals that are lacking in the brain. I have just begun this process.
This blog will reveal my progress into uncharted territory for me. I am currently on 225mg Effexor, 300mg Lamictal, 2mg Clonazapam, 300mg Wellbutrin, and 240mg of Geodon.
My treatment started New Years day. And last night my legs started to shake so medication was dropped down on my Clonazapam to 1.75mg.
Today I am feeling good. "Normal" by my own standard. We will see where this takes me.
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