depotoo
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- Sep 9, 2012
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I am so glad for you. Be sure to listen to loved ones if they ever suspect something isn't quite right. It takes a lot of guts to be able to do that. My ex loved the highs of his manic depression too much. What he failed to remember is eventually paranoia/ schizophrenia would set in when he topped out. He became dangerous to himself, myself, the kids, and others then. And he refused to accept the responsibility of taking his meds.
Took me 10 years of trial and error to find the drugs that worked for me. They don't solve all my problems but they allow me to handle my problems. I can't work though but I am not in and out of the hospital all the time. I still had the problem initially with not wanting to take medication but the meds work and after a few months of seeing them work I am pretty good at taking them. I have stopped a few times but I feel myself slipping back into the same condition so start taking them again before I lose it completely.