--- In BAD_MD@..., "Rebecca" <bern@...> wrote:
>
> Hi rebecca, from another rebecca... email me away.. i am new to
this
> group but i am a member of other groups... i have just been
diagnosed
> with bipolar and just started taking tegretol. I am in dreadful
mood
> and the moment and feeling very very annoyed and upset with life..
I
> have lost all my new friends over my illness and lucky i have 3 old
> friends who still stick by me.. its hard work.. my boyfriend does
not
> understand what it is like and i spend most of my time working to
get
> tru my mania days (well weeks..) i hope some day i will feel a bit
> more normal
> email me anytime
> i have it forwarded to my blackberry
> xx bb
>
>
>
>
> --- In BAD_MD@..., "funky_shambles" <funky_shambles@>
> wrote:
> >
> > I have not really been in the group that long, and to be honest
don't
> > really know what to say to people. Have mailed a couple people,
but
> > have not had any replies. Am I just being paranoid. I was
wondering
> > also if I was being a bit intrusive with my questioning, as I am
not
> > really sure what I should and shouldnt say.
> >
> > best wishes
> > Rebecca
> >
>
Hi Rebecca

Have just checked my mails and came across your mail. (THE FIRST
SINCE i JOINED!) Sorry to hear you have been having a tough time
with this damn illness. Are you under a mental health team? I have
been continuously unwell for the last five years and have had
several hospital admissions. Anyway a couple of months ago I got
myself a new Doctor and he completely changed my medication and
referred me for therapy. I am taking 1000mg of Depakote, 750mg of
Quetiapine and 30mg of Citalopram. I have never felt so well. I
was wondering if maybe you should go for a medication change? Its
really good that you are managing to keep down a job. I have not
managed to do that yet. That is next on my list. As for your
friends I think they are being really cruel and I think that it
boils down to fear stemming from a lack of knowledge about the
illness, and ignorance. If they were genuine friends do you think
they would of hung about? I think they would of. I have had
similar problems but I know now that they were not true friends,
because the people I see now have stuck by my side through
everything. Have you got any literature about Bi-Polar. I bought a
book called " coping with elation and depression" and not only has
it helped me to gain a better insight into my condition but it has
also allowed my partner to gain a better understanding. We have
also joined The Manic Depressive Fellowship. They run workshops and
groups and they also run a course about the illness. Your partner
could also attend a carers group to get some support.

Anyway cheers for the mail.
E-mail me anytime

Rebecca

P.S What part of the UK are you from. I am from Surrey.