Quote From: calliemomThere is hope for Bi-polar! I had a baby in April and in August I snapped. I had had some ups and downs in my life but never knew what it was. This is the worst I ever felt. My husband and I found a great psychologist and psychiatrist to help. I was diagnosised with Bi-polar II, ADHD (which I already knew about) and anxiety. The Bi-polar was brought out by post-partum depression. I am now on a few medications; abilify, lamactil, seroquel, adderall and nortriptoline. I am doing better than ever. I forget that I have Bi-polar most of the time. I keep a journal to record how I am doing and that is helpful, too. When I was diagnosised I made the decision that I would control the illness and it would not control me! I hope that all of you are able to find the help I have found.
As far as this disorder being hereditary, yes it is. All of the women on my mom's side of the family have it or another disorder along the lines of it. It is a good idea to keep an eye out for your children and look for signs of the disorder. If you suspect it DO NOT WAIT to get help. The longer you wait the worse it can get.
Good luck to all!
Calliemom!! I'm also on lamictal, seroquil and nortriptoline along with zyprexa. We have so much in common...though I've probably had this since early teens, it became full blown and out of control when I was pregnant with my first child.
I agree that it's definately heridetary..my sister has it, my cousin, and I believe my grandmother had it.
