Hey everyone, I just received some breaking news! Ever since I was diagnosed in 1994, I wondered what would happen. Maybe you have also. I mean, where will it end? Will your present state of mind stay the same, or will it get better or worse? You're bipolar now and you'll be bipolar until your last breath. But where that last breath is drawn, you can't possibly know.
Now the news: I know. I just found out. I now know how my mind will be at the end of my life. Actually, I might know how it will be for the years prior to my death. About two months ago my pDoc started me on Aricept, which is used to treat mild to moderate dementia. These made me sick to my stomach and (you'll know what I mean) sick to my head. I stopped taking them and, at my next pDoc visit, was told to begin taking them again, along with Namenda, a med used to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer's. He also increased my Adderall by 20 mg. (If I don't die of "old age" I'll probably die of liver failure.)
I did learn one interesting fact while doing endless hours of researching my latest "situation". Early-Onset Alzheimer's is the beginning of the symptoms when the person is over 65. Younger-Onset Alzheimer's is what it's called when the disease affects a person 65 or younger.
I enjoy learning new things, but I don't particularly enjoy it when it has to become a part of my life first.
I did learn one interesting fact while doing endless hours of researching my latest "situation". Early-Onset Alzheimer's is the beginning of the symptoms when the person is over 65. Younger-Onset Alzheimer's is what it's called when the disease affects a person 65 or younger.
I enjoy learning new things, but I don't particularly enjoy it when it has to become a part of my life first.
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