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A cure for Bipolar Disorder? That sounds amazing to people like me who have struggled with Bipolar Disorder symptoms their entire life. A cure also sounds especially good to those having a hard time accepting a “Mental Illness” diagnosis.
I’ve had countless people reach out to Polar Warriors asking if there is a “cure” or “alternative treatment” for Bipolar Disorder. Some have even provided links to medical professionals claiming to cure their illness, so of course I had to research this more myself. The prospect of not having to take medications or deal with a very stigmatized diagnosis would appeal to anyone. If there IS a cure for Bipolar Disorder out there, I want to be the first to know so I can share this information with my fellow Polar Warriors!
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“There is a big difference between a “cure” and a “treatment…” I’m NOT a doctor, I’m not a drug-pusher, and I respect that everyone has to find their own path to wellness. I’m not here to tell you that your “favorite YouTube doctor is bad” or that you need to take medications. I don’t sell anything and I don’t even talk about specific medications on this channel. I’m simply trying to appeal to people’s common sense when assessing a very serious, potentially life-threatening illness… We’re all looking for answers and trying to live our lives in the best way possible – for us. I get that. I also get how hard it is to hear a doctor say the words “Mental Illness” because I live with it myself! I’ve really been there. I know how appealing it is to think that we might have an “out” for the diagnosis, but that’s simply not realistic in today’s world. We are still far from finding a universal cure for Mental Illness. The brain is a very complicated thing and so are we. I just hope that after watching this video, you’ll consider taking a good look at the treatments that are showing the most promise for treating Mental Illness, instead of gravitating towards enticing words like “cure” or “alternative.” Are modern treatments like meds and therapy perfect? Of course not! If we go back to the 1-in-5 number of those who don’t survive Bipolar Disorder, I don’t want you to place all your bets on something where the odds aren’t entirely in your favor. Stick with what’s been shown to work for the largest number of people – at least at first! Once you get a handle on your Bipolar symptoms, it’s up to you and your team of care professionals to decide the next step. Just be careful out there Warriors and I say everything in this video out of love.”
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“I also get how hard it is to hear a doctor say the words “Mental Illness” because I live with it myself!”
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September 24, 2019
Hi Robert. I’m a very concern 47 year old mom of her 18 year old middle son. I am new to this and i never thought my heart would be so broken of despair for my son. For the first time in my life, i cannot help my son solve a problem😔. I’m still not completely clear on what he has because the doctor’s diagnosis are not clear. I don’t think they even know exactly what he has. His first episode where he had to be admitted was last May of 2018 when he was 16 years old. In ons month he was in twice. He came out with different drugs the first time for two weeks, which didn’t work and went back in for 3 more weeks. He than came out with lithium and quentapine. He did really good for a whole year with them. Until 4 months ago an NP (Nurse practitioner in TN) weened him off of it, and my son did fine with just the quentapine alone. Than he decided to start weening him off of it because he said that sometimes people have just one episode and that’s it. He went down from 700mg a day, to 400mg a day. Little by little he started feeling different, which i never noticed and he never told us. He started using his headphones to hear music all of the time and playing his PS4 very often. His father and I didn’t know this was to tooned out the voices he was hearing and he never told us nor complained. 2 weeks ago he lost it when he had an emotional disappointment. It seems he cannot handle nor knows how to deal with emotional issues or conflicts. He gets all rattled up inside and has a chaotic overwhelming war withing himself. He doesn’t talk about it nor knows how to handle it. It seems that the moment he turned 18 he lost it. My husband thinks that there was possibly a biological change in his brain because of age change and that caised him to relpase or the change made for the drug to not work anymore. I have no clue. I jist wish my son back🥺.
So that ended him up at a clinic that’s voluntary to go in. He was psychotic and went in with our help for one day because the next, he jist left through the back as if he were escapinga facility. Even though he could sign himself out, but he didn’tknow that. Even though he is 18, his mind is of a 16 year old. He’s always being in Especial Education since 2nd grade. He’s had learning disabilities, communication skills, social issues, and he is missing lots of social cues. He was found 40 minutes later because he tried to brake into someones house and they called the cops. He seemed a little off. He was started that morning on Abilify and they kept him at night time on quentapine 400mg at bight with another sedating drug to help him sleep.
We ended up taking him to a more secure fascility because the Volunteer place cannot afford for another for him to do the same again. So he went into an adult clinic🥺😔. I’m devastated that he has to be inside a clinic sorrounded by grown ups worst than him. He is scared and feels worst than before. This place is more restricted than the first place when he was a teen. Lots of older people and the staff really bad. I feel useless with no power. Heart broken. He is now on the same drugs as before and we saw him Sat and Sun and he looked amazing. As if nothing happedned to him, but yesterday Mon, he looked psychotic, paranoid and i felt really sad for him. He regressed. He said he didn’t sleep at all from Sun to Mon evening. I left that place worry for him devastated and sad. I do not understand this and i hate myself for what is happening to my son. I wish i could have a talk with you. Is there any way to contact you? I have so many questions. Thank you.
Nadia
Hi there! I’m really glad you reached out. You can reach me directly anytime through my Patreon Community. It’s a donation based support platform where I interact with people personally. Hope to see you there and I’m happy to help. I think there is much I can say here. Take gentle care of yourself =)
-Rob
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Hi. I just wanted to say that diagnosis is the most important thing before meds. There is Schizophrenia, Bipolar and Schizoaffective disorder with is a combo of Schizophrenia and Bipolar or Schizophrenia and Depression. Getting a good doctor to make an accurate diagnosis is most important.