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About Bipolar Disorder: Treating Depression Like Chronic Pain

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From Marcia Purse, your Guide to Bipolar Disorder
I have fibromyalgia that is now well-controlled but once was all but crippling. My job involved typing all day then. Due to intense arm pain, I wore wrap bandages from knuckles to elbows for months to help me get by; later, when the pain moved to my back, I had to shift my position and that of the keyboard over and over to minimize the agony. Managing that pain was a daily struggle. A reader suggests that managing depression can be looked at in the same way.

Treat Depression Like Chronic Pain
It's hard to get out of bed. Simple tasks take enormous effort. Leaving the house is unthinkable. Routine chores stop you dead in your tracks. All these symptoms of depression could also be effects of physical pain. Long-time forum member Snoggle talks about managing depression as managing pain.

Your Symptoms Come From Your Bipolar Disorder
Here's a cautionary tale from a woman whose doctors, one after another, dismissed serious physical symptoms as psychosomatic because they knew she had bipolar disorder. She thinks she might have died if she hadn't gotten lucky with one doctor, and she offers some advice you should read.

Three Bipolar Meds Unsafe During Pregnancy
While there are many concerns about taking medications for bipolar disorder during pregnancy, three drugs sometimes prescribed for bipolar disorder are considered entirely unsafe for pregnant women. These three drugs have a high risk of causing birth defects or causing infants to go through withdrawal.

Physical Conditions That Can Mimic Bipolar Disorder
Before you are diagnosed with bipolar disorder, your doctor should rule out certain physical conditions that can produce symptoms similar to those of BP.

 


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