Bipolar Disorder Medications: It’s getting better.
Many doctors are much more informed these days. They seem to understand that side effects are not something we can simply live with. Drug companies are working on creating medications with less side effects-especially when it comes to weight gain. There will be new medications on the market in the future, so there is always hope that you will find something that works.
I don’t want to take meds. At all. But I do take them so that I can live. This means I have to find a way to live with what they do to my body. This is why I kept trying and found relief with medications that didn’t work in 1995, but work now because of my body changes and a different combination than used in the past.
A Final Tip:
Medications are often the most effective treatment for debhilitating bipolar disorder symptoms. This may be difficult to accept, especially if you don’t believe in medications or have a lot of trouble with side effects. Years of research shows that people who have the right meds lead more stable lives.
Maybe I won’t need bipolar disorder medications one day. I can dream!
For now, my goal is to stay on medications, remain depression free and manage the side effects the best I can.
Julie
