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Anonymous
Hello, I too am new here, after reading this, I have to reply.
I was first diagnosed as a kid age 5. My mom put me on Ritalyn (sp). 12 years, it’s a wonder I’m not addicted to drugs. After a long time, and needing answers for the odd thing that just seemed to happen. I made a appointment with a head doc pHD. She diagnosed me as being bi-polar. The cocktail of drugs made me into a zombie. After 2-3 months my cycling would end with a trip to the hospital. Phycotic break, attempted suicide. My last attemp, I took 92 thorozine. I did not succeed. I looked for help, the drugs, to me, I thinkwas making me worse. In the Washington DC area, the National Institute of Mental Health, I took part in a study, 2 years, took me off the drugs, monitored my ups and downs, charted them, changed my diet. To my surprise my illness got easier to manage, without the drugs. I still don’t sleep as I should, I still have racing thoughts, still can do multitasking on a maniac scale. I actually like my mania. I really think, it’s being more aware and in-tune with me, that is the key.
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