Bipolarhappens.com Reader Comment

I received such a great email from a reader named Daphne Stevens that I’m posting parts of it on the blog. I think it helps so much for us to see that we all go through the same challenges with this illness. Daphne and I discussed Lamictal and other meds. Here are her comments:
Lamictal, by the way, is my “miracle drug,” too.  After two years of trial and error (and a lot of nasty side effects) my doctor and I finally settled on a combination of Lamictal and Seroquel. which levels out both the hypomania and  depression.  And my depression, while less frequent than hypomania, can be deadly, as you know.  Over a lifetime of struggling, I’ve finally learned not to be too afraid of it.  I know it will pass, no matter how permanent it feels at the time.  Riding it out, being kind to myself, doing what I can, occasionally letting myself collapse into being downright pitiful–it’s part of fighting those nasty lies Depression whispers in our ears.

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She is so right! You can visit daphnestevens.com to read more about her work!

Julie

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