tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post6960913480900662452..comments2023-11-02T06:02:54.115-04:00Comments on If You're Going Through Hell Keep Going: Sophie's Choice- To Med Or Not To Medsusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-61565857594716078362009-12-31T04:47:12.522-05:002009-12-31T04:47:12.522-05:00More excellent writing. You are being used by the ...More excellent writing. You are being used by the universe to help other people. <br /><br />You may feel weak, but you are very powerful. Other human beings connect with you. It takes a powerful person to make human beings...across the globe feel connected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-56845129901835305782009-12-29T17:23:21.765-05:002009-12-29T17:23:21.765-05:00You're definitely not alone in dealing with th...You're definitely not alone in dealing with this difficult choice, Susan.<br /><br />I was diagnosed bp only a couple years ago, & I've been lucky to have meds that work w/o anything too terrible in the way of side effects. Like Melissa, my meds have kept me far more creative & functioning than I was before I started them.<br /><br />The choice is indeed tough, & we each have Carter Nelsenhttp://moodyswinger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-50271194183298720982009-12-29T15:16:24.867-05:002009-12-29T15:16:24.867-05:00My husband agrees with you about the two good year...My husband agrees with you about the two good years. I'm glad you're feeling better, but (and this is the mom in me; I don't mean to lecture, but . . . ) watch your moods, and if you need the lithium, start slowly and only take as much as you need. Here's hoping 2010 will be a healthier, happier year for you.Sallyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02031092529331464179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-70822805484614414332009-12-28T23:27:31.726-05:002009-12-28T23:27:31.726-05:00Oh, Susan. I am happy and scared for you. I gues...Oh, Susan. I am happy and scared for you. I guess I'm a little like your mom in that way. I've finally gotten to a point in my own recovery where the meds are stable and I am a creative, functioning being. I choose to med because I can be those things on my current dosage. If I was still experiencing the muck of Zoloft, I would probably have joined you in your two years of happiness Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06947774481886334206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-18581844539209340712009-12-28T20:58:49.721-05:002009-12-28T20:58:49.721-05:00Ashley, thank you for finding my blog. I love your...Ashley, thank you for finding my blog. I love your sentence " it inspires me to find the truth in my own recovery of this stupid disease."<br /><br />Recovery of this stupid disease. Truer words never spoken....;-)susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-23579411679804365352009-12-28T20:42:21.783-05:002009-12-28T20:42:21.783-05:00I think the question you posed is one we all ask o...I think the question you posed is one we all ask ourselves on a regular basis and the answers change just as much. I hope this happiness continues for you! Clarity is an amazing thing!<br /><br />P.S. I'm a new follower! :) Love your blog, it inspires me to find the truth in my own recovery of this stupid disease.Deputy's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15072138281879237378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-40152909033919397822009-12-28T18:10:08.225-05:002009-12-28T18:10:08.225-05:00@Mark, I like my freedom too, which is why I hope ...@Mark, I like my freedom too, which is why I hope I never have to go back to the hospital again. Ever. <br /><br />@RPJ- you actually sent me this picture months ago... I have been saving it for the right post. I love the idea of chocolate covered shrimp...Can your mom send some to me via the internet???? <br /><br />@Pyroclasm Jones, thank you for visiting. That clarity is holding me afloat. I susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-85472309091960905562009-12-28T17:50:56.622-05:002009-12-28T17:50:56.622-05:00@Tinkerbell, you wrote "who will keep the doc...@Tinkerbell, you wrote "who will keep the doc in line"? You hit the nail on the head. We must take an active role in our recoveries, and if we are too ill to do so, have someone who can help us. <br /><br />@Tom- I think in your honor, I will post a picture of my stuffed panda bear- or my picture of the baby panda in the DC Zoo. He's not a baby anymore.....susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-49723514803843975112009-12-28T17:30:00.314-05:002009-12-28T17:30:00.314-05:00@NOS- happiness is wonderful. I am glad you are ba...@NOS- happiness is wonderful. I am glad you are back on line and in the blogosphere. I missed your blog.....<br /><br />@LIttlewolf I don't think I will ever totally be off them either, I think I will always be on a dose of lithium. But it's Ok. <br />Tail wags to you too! <br /><br />@Beth, god I miss you girl, and the baby. You are my best friend in real life, and I hate being so sick susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-44722131384796337892009-12-28T11:55:11.466-05:002009-12-28T11:55:11.466-05:00Wow. Great post...your recent back problem happen...Wow. Great post...your recent back problem happened for a reason. Keep following the path it's leading you down and enjoy the clarity. It sounds like you're in a much better place this time around being med-free. <br /><br />-tom<br /><br />My Blog: http://myhealthpanda.blogspot.com<br />Fell Better: http://www.healthpanda.comTomhttp://www.healthpanda.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-8054219154330649972009-12-28T10:31:14.624-05:002009-12-28T10:31:14.624-05:00All I want are those good days. That clarity. Than...All I want are those good days. That clarity. Thanks for sharing this.Pyroclasm Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12722268171448319718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-3991696973863525892009-12-28T10:13:29.929-05:002009-12-28T10:13:29.929-05:00Nice to see you used Frida's painting. She too...Nice to see you used Frida's painting. She too had to struggle with a lot of pain during her lifetime —not just the back, but also miscarriages and a cheating husband— but while she could she tried to suck the marrow of life. Her motto was "Viva la Vida" (Long Live Life).<br /><br />><i>"Anyone for chocolate covered shrimp?</i>"<br /><br />Would you believe there's Red Pill Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14738203580562140501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-48862601011384929122009-12-28T09:28:32.690-05:002009-12-28T09:28:32.690-05:00If ones emotions are more powerful than ones intel...If ones emotions are more powerful than ones intellect, the heart rules the mind, one has to be careful as the heart can sing songs of great happiness or great sorrow.<br /> The intent of the psychiatric meds is to regulate the power of the heart over the mind .<br />Friends who have mental illness, and swear to being mentally ill, do not believe they have the power themselves to moderate their Mark p.s.2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10529811159862096782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-27621771351244107502009-12-27T23:24:31.460-05:002009-12-27T23:24:31.460-05:00Savour the clarity ... keep it as long as you can....Savour the clarity ... keep it as long as you can. But the meds ... a Sophie's Choice, indeed. For each of us, the equation weighs out differently. <br /><br />The object is to make the decisions and take the actions that work best for you. I tell myself it's my responsibility to learn about the meds, etc ... otherwise, who keeps the doc in line? <br /><br />I really do appreciate the roxanne s. sukhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16424834424208118694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-72902030320774579212009-12-27T23:05:39.908-05:002009-12-27T23:05:39.908-05:00Girl, you are one of my oldest and dearest friends...Girl, you are one of my oldest and dearest friends. Reading your blog makes me sad. Sad because there is so little I really understand. You were upfront with me fairly early on in our friendship so the biopolar lingo isn't new. What's scary is how deep this disease really goes. <br /><br />Love you,<br />BethBethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-19150600972530839142009-12-27T20:29:39.986-05:002009-12-27T20:29:39.986-05:00Wow, Susan. What a good point you raise. As you sa...Wow, Susan. What a good point you raise. As you say, it may be a Sophie's choice. <br /><br />I know I'm not a fan of meds, although I'm on them anyway. I don't know if I'll ever be able to get off them.<br /><br />Tailwags,<br />LittlewolfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-69653401632293187642009-12-27T19:17:28.670-05:002009-12-27T19:17:28.670-05:00I'm glad you're experiencing happiness rig...I'm glad you're experiencing happiness right now! Meds, no meds, whatever. But please savor the good feelings that are with you! My goodness, to feel clear and happy is such a blessing. I am intensely envious.<br /><br />NOS<br /><br />(By the way, I just got back from a few month in an inpatient treatment facility where we weren't allowed to use the internet, so I couldn't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com