Bipolar Depression

[AnimeChick]

My psychiatrist suspects I have bipolar disorder because I had a psychotic episode that lasted for about a week that she thinks was mania with psychotic features.

I was then stable for about 3 months, but then became depressed and am going on being depressed for 7 months now. I have tried 4 different antidepressants and they just started me on Latuda...It's supposed to work for bipolar depression, but I have no hope.

Does bipolar depression ever end? I can't even distract myself from it because nothing is enjoyable.

[Craigliving4Jane]

hi there. I’m bipolar and I have manic and depressive episodes. They tend to be longer than normal in nature, and I tried many things on my first major one medicine wise, and I ended up having lithium help me. Lithium could be really hard on the kidney so so I was switched in 2022 to some other things and basically my depression has been held under wraps but they’re still tough days but not continuous ones like I had for for a while from 2010 to 2012.

Not sure about the psychotic side but yes keep searching and you will find

[Beevee in reply to Craigliving4Jane]

It's the continuous search to feel better that, more often than not, fuels the symptoms a person is trying to be rid of.

Anxiety is a paradox. The more you try to get better, the worse it becomes. Its only when you stop trying to recover that things improve.

Stop searching for recovery and recovery will come to you.

[Craigliving4Jane in reply to Beevee]

My friend I read several of your posts, and I believe you onto something in some cases.

This particular post they are talking about bipolar depression with psychotic episodes, so I’m not quite sure how your response to my post correlates.

I’m using my experiences to offer possible problem solving for that.

What am I missing kind sir?

Maybe you can expound

BTW/ I am recovered. Yahoo!

[AnimeChick in reply to Craigliving4Jane]

I mean I have anxiety that I'm incurable but I still undeniably have severe depressive symptoms. I am just looking for hope.

[AnimeChick]

I mean I have anxiety that I'm incurable but I still undeniably have severe depressive symptoms. I am just looking for hope.