Feeling alone

By hangingon4life Tuesday, September 02, 2008

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I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder 9 years ago and now i am trying once again to get stable on meds. I have alot going on in my life and my panic attacks have been through the roof. I never had such bad attacks that last so long. They can go on for hours and i can't feel ok to do anything i need to. I shake all the time and just want to scream and cry at the same time! I could really use someone to understand. My boyfriend has little education on my dissorder and doesn't realize if i could control my symptoms i would.

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Eric

9/ 3/08 5:42am

Hi 4Life,

I am pretty sure most here including myself understand all to well of what your going through. The panic attacks are treatable and my suggestion would be to bring it up to your psychiatrist. I don't like giving medication suggestions, but ask about remeron (Mirtazapine). I used to have such attacks to the point of were it would stop me from doing anything for fear of upsetting someone, doing it all wrong and full of second guessing all day.

There are other medications that can do the same and that why I suggest you get in with your psychiatrist and speak up, that it is causing a lot if issues in your life.

9/ 3/08 10:01am

That's an important thing to realize, that you are not alone. You may need to sit down with your boyfriend and have "the talk". The talk for my family isn't sex, but the this is what bipolar is and this is what it does and I love you enough that I want you to understand, but I love me enough to know that I deserve your respect and understanding. It isn't easy to be in a relationship with a bipolar. God knows, there are plenty of people who try and fail. However, you are brave enough to keep trying and bless you for that.

hang in there, you are not alone.

hobie

9/ 4/08 11:14am

Panic attacks are tough to deal with no doubt, they are treatable though and with great results today with the help of a med and some good old talk. Se a good or a new physician it seems as if your having trouble getting help with the attacks, their are plenty of good Docs out their, just be honest and trust your Doc, if it dont help inform them and try something different. You should be feeling better. hang in their many of us have delt with this issue.

Rose

9/ 4/08 8:17pm

I had the exact same experience. It was awful. I didn't think I could live through it, in fact I didn't want to! Those were the worst years of my life, and it went on since 1993-2000 off and on towards the end. Now, I can say that life is superbly more than I ever imagined it to be. Mainly because I am happy making others feel more happy about their lives. It's a weird switch-a-roo. I've never been on this end before, and I feel so much more alive than when I was in and out of psyche wards. All I can say is that I learned to trust in what was most important to me, and clung on to that with all my life. I hope you can find something for yourself too.

Sincerely,

Rose

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