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Q: Just realized i'm bp
asked by: meh2008 on April 6th, 2009
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I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do now. I live w/ my bf and this past month has been insane-fighting about nothing, snapping at him, crying for no reason, being paranoid/delusional (I know its insane but even now I can't say i'm a 100% sure that he's not hiding a woman in the garage and sneaking out while i'm asleep to do her =/) Jokingly a few weeks ago my bf said i was manic depressive-i said noooo-he said look it up-i did-here i am =/

There's no doubt I am bp my mood swings are insane (rapid cycler-my bf timed one of our phone conversations the other nite) but I have not been officially diagnosed. Should I do that-how should I go about doing that? I have kaiser? Anyways I was wondering if people have tried any particular B vitamins or fish oils that have helped them, so far excercise is barely making a difference for me but then again i just started a regular excercise routine like 3 weeks ago tops-does it take a long time before excercise starts making a more significant impact er is this pretty much it? I noticed keeping myself busy is the most important I have to try not to think about trigger things like my relationship lol.

I really want to get help b/c this relationship is super important to me and I'm hurting/stressing him out so much that he actually had to send me home for a few weeks cuz he couldn't take it anymore-which made things worse but i'm fine now =) lol i've accepted it needed to be done even tho I was really hurt by it but i get it now after reading some other ppls posts about their significant bp others...but of course i thought he wanted to break up and that he didn't love me anymore but i understand its just hard to member that he just needed a break from my crazy I hate hurting him and up till now he was so scared to call cuz i would yell at him and say awful things and I did text terrible stuff to him and I can't take it back i couldn't stop myself and i totally regret it now I'm so glad he understands now that when i get delusional its real to me and i know he's not a bad guy but my crazy takes over and i really believe certain things and its terrible.

GOOD MANIC STATES?....Oh n' also I like happy bp me but after talking to my bf he says he doesn't-mostly cuz he knows that in a lil while I'l be freaking out/screaming and crying. He calls it fake happy me-I didn't even realize that there was a difference between happy bp me and normal happy me. He says I'll get hyper/happy and needy for no reason and that I sometimes i get mad when he tells me to chill or when he doesn't wana bounce around w/ me. I like happy me and I don't think I want to get rid of that I duno why ppl keep saying its actually not good to be manic happy but I don't see the harm I guess its annoying for others i don't see why iuno I don't want drugs that keep me from being happy!! =( I just don't want to get upset/irritated w/ my bf/family for no reason anymore

Anyways yeah help advice...should I see a counselor, should we see a counselor, what natural meds can I take that may help me, excercise foods, sometimes I think its best for me and the ppl I love to not be around eachother HELP anything really THANKS =)
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ecokaren
replied on April 13th, 2009
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just realized I'm bp
I am bipolar and have been for at least 5 years. I would really strongly urge you to consider the only thing that has worked for me, but you are probably not going to like hearing it: Lithium. All the "natural remedies" really don't do jack, so I have witnessed. I am not devoid of happiness now, or of a zest for life, or pep or anything like that.... The ONLY difference is now when I get really happy, it is safe, healthy, and fun... and it is not delusional or harmful or bizarre anymore. No more spending 10's of thousands of dollars and not knowing what I spent it on... (just one example). Good luck!!!! cheers, karen
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amy100
replied on May 3rd, 2009
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you need to be properly diagnosed by a doc,/psychiatrist. you cant just diagnose yourself from looking at the internet even if it matches. there are personally disorders, hormones or many reasons for being up and down, irritable and saying horrible things to people. again with treatments and trying different things you should talk to your doc and see what they suggest. if you are bipolar and out of control then you probably need some proper medication not just vitamins. im on moodstablisers and i havent even been diagnosed with anything apart from depression but they seem to help. its not lithium, its another mood stabiliser. i think lithium tends to be a last resort because of its dangers. anway go see ur doc, get a diagnosis and get ur meds sorted.
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