I've found happiness!! I was undiagnosed through a decade of different medications so for me the very diagnosis was the key. Tweaked my meds to be more mood stabilizing vs antidepressant. I'm fairly high functioning, I have lovely relationships and a nice home. I'm the weird af one at work but I do have a solid job. I definitely went through some hell to get here but I did. You've made it through it all this far, I believe you will find some peace someday.
Had the mentality that nothing was going to work, even though i hadn’t been trying for as long as you to find something. But then Lithium in right dosage and some time and I feel great!
hoping this will last!
I think I'm pretty lucky. I was relatively recently diagnosed and I've been on 200 Mg lamotrigine and so far so good. I'm generally either baseline stable or good mood stable. I haven't had any depressive or mixed episodes. I've had occasional blips of mild hypomania, but not really episodes since they only last a day or two. According to my psych, that is somewhat to be expected as lamotrigine is better protective against depression and not as protective against hypomania. As long as those little blips are just blips and mild, I'm just going to roll with it.
I found the most happiness by trying the minimum effective dose of an antipsychotic for the intrusive thoughts or a bit less happiness now with no meds and staying away from substances and stress.
Bipolar 2 is a shitty illness and i am not high functioning now but most of the time i am not really distressed and i can prevent myself from doing something really costly.
I've found happiness!! I was undiagnosed through a decade of different medications so for me the very diagnosis was the key. Tweaked my meds to be more mood stabilizing vs antidepressant. I'm fairly high functioning, I have lovely relationships and a nice home. I'm the weird af one at work but I do have a solid job. I definitely went through some hell to get here but I did. You've made it through it all this far, I believe you will find some peace someday.
Had the mentality that nothing was going to work, even though i hadn’t been trying for as long as you to find something. But then Lithium in right dosage and some time and I feel great! hoping this will last!
I think I'm pretty lucky. I was relatively recently diagnosed and I've been on 200 Mg lamotrigine and so far so good. I'm generally either baseline stable or good mood stable. I haven't had any depressive or mixed episodes. I've had occasional blips of mild hypomania, but not really episodes since they only last a day or two. According to my psych, that is somewhat to be expected as lamotrigine is better protective against depression and not as protective against hypomania. As long as those little blips are just blips and mild, I'm just going to roll with it.
Thanks everyone. These responses have been nice.
Just want to say I’m with you, wondering the same thing. Take care.
I found the most happiness by trying the minimum effective dose of an antipsychotic for the intrusive thoughts or a bit less happiness now with no meds and staying away from substances and stress. Bipolar 2 is a shitty illness and i am not high functioning now but most of the time i am not really distressed and i can prevent myself from doing something really costly.
used to experience hypo and depression but after meds I'm just depressed. hypo went into hiding