I have bipolar I, I was diagnosed with it when I was probably 14/15, it didn't really manifest itself until I was 19. The second time I was institutionalised, they gave me a ****ty drug to deal with it and I got drug induced parkinsons, and nearly died. Pretty scary ****. I take a combo of meds to deal with it now, which my ex manipulated me into. It's not that bad, manic episodes can be pretty fun until I start flipping out at everyone and doing really stupid and impulsive things and think really awful things. Depressive episodes I could really do without, but it's something I gotta take one day at a time
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