What if I am bipolar ?

yes, I think you should get back on it (:

yes you sould definately get on your medication. because, when bipolar disorder goes untreated it only gets worse. :/

Hell No once you take pills for that you soon be depended and have a lot of side effect. And you pick and choose who you fight with and that’s the biggest sign you just want to be the main focus. Your aunt take care of you stop bad mouthing about her . Stop keeping all those secert you won’t feel bi-polar any more real talk.

Yes and you may need to enlist the help of your doctor, school nurse, teacher or counselor to talk with your aunt and make her see how important this is. Bipolar disorder is very hard to live with and proper medication is essential. Good luck!

Thank you Ty - all of that is very true. A doctor did indeed prescribe them to me. And I took them two years before I came here. She had said pills aren’t always going to solve anything and that I just want to take them. The bipolar pills and allergy pills were the only pills I ever took, she makes it sound like I’m a druggy just because of my parents.

Unless any of these people who tell you you shouldnt be on your pills have medical degrees, they really dont know what they’re talking about and shouldnt be giving advice about it at all.

I am assuming you had a doctor prescribe these pills… since you are a minor, neglect of your health (and this includes your mental health) could be considered child abuse and your aunt could get into trouble with social services for refusing to allow you to take your medication. Have a talk with your school nurse/counselor/trusted teacher, or if you cant talk to anyone about this, and if it comes down to it, call social services. According to all the research, bipolar is best treated with medication. Your aunt doesnt have to believe this. She doesnt have to see your behavior either. Your doctor diagnosed you with an illness and gave you medication. That is the end of it. Your aunt, not being a doctor, has no right for further input about this medication…

hakim9502 - I’ve taken bipolar pills before and it helped me a lot. I didn’t have any side effects and it made me and the people around me happier. You obviously don’t know what being bipolar is like, or you’ve apparently never been around one long enough to get their mood changes. It’s a hard thing to have to deal with. You basically have no control over what your next mood will be and what you say although you know what you’re doing. You just can’t stop it. And I didn’t get depended on the pills. I do expect them to work, and make me happier and not so moody. And I’m bad mouthing my aunt, I’m sorry that what she says it supposibly mad mouthing. And being bipolar is not trying to be main focus ? I don’t even know where you would come up with that ??

Yes, you should go back on your medication both my sister and mother are bipolar . My mother take her medication but stop during her manic episodes(which she should not do) and my sister does not take her medication so she tend to fight with someone one minute but a second later she act like it never happen she even tried to commit suicide cause of the major depression. A lot people dont understand bipolar personality disorder therefore they think your just being a b*y. you should have your doctor explain the disorder to your aunt or maybe find some pamphlets and show your aunt.

She doesn’t believe in it, and I had to fight with her for almost 8 months to get on birth control !

How am I going to get her to put me on medication ? She thinks that it’s just because I’m a teenager. I’ve been like this for years. This is my first full year living with her. So she doesn’t know what it’s like. And I stress myself out so bad over NOTHING ! and I freak out. It’s getting worse. I haven’t taken medication for almost 9ish months, and it’s starting to show worse and worse. And she doesn’t realize it, I’m just being a ‘teenager’ as she says. I can’t take me being like this !

Again, ignorance does not give her the right to neglect your health… Explain to her that her opinions on the subject really dont matter, and she can talk to your doctor if she wants…