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How Can Bipolar Disorder Be Treated Without Medications?
im bipolar, and am not takeing my pills because they make me very tired all the time and when i sleep when on them i can sleep for up to 16 hours, there supose to help and they do but they affect my life work wise. the pills are called seroquel xr. i am haveing thoughts of killing myself, but i wont because i know its not normal. im also haveing memory flash backs of things that ive seen in the past, im blameing myself for them, witch is makeing it worse. im not going to do anything crazy so no worrys of that, i just want to know if there is some way i can stop whats going through my head, i have seen a few doctors in the past but i find they just push pills at me instead of trying to figure out why i blame myself. i just want to know if there is some way i can take to deal with this other then pills? please i cant sleep at all my mind is raceing and i have work in a couple of hours
Mon, 18 Aug 2014
Hi,
Thanks for writing to us,
What you are going through is understandable and the symptoms you are experiencing of racing thoughts and insomnia is nothing but a manifestation of your disorder. It is very important that you realize the importance of taking regular medications. When you get suicidal thoughts, seek immediate help from anyone around you, preferably a family member or mental health professional. Kindly visit your doctor at the earliest. If you are facing any side effects of the drugs then inform your doctor so that he can solve the problem. It is true and unfortunate that at this point, medication is the only effective treatment available for Bipolar disorder.
Hope this helps,
Dr A Rao
Thanks for writing to us,
What you are going through is understandable and the symptoms you are experiencing of racing thoughts and insomnia is nothing but a manifestation of your disorder. It is very important that you realize the importance of taking regular medications. When you get suicidal thoughts, seek immediate help from anyone around you, preferably a family member or mental health professional. Kindly visit your doctor at the earliest. If you are facing any side effects of the drugs then inform your doctor so that he can solve the problem. It is true and unfortunate that at this point, medication is the only effective treatment available for Bipolar disorder.
Hope this helps,
Dr A Rao
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