Diary Entries for lulu1904 http://www.mdjunction.com/diary/lulu-early-days-following-diagnosis Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:33:14 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.mdjunction.com/diary/lulu-early-days-following-diagnosis/1-year-on <p>The first year of diagnosis went by in a blur, when I think of 2012 I cannot remember much about it, even though I was studying and working.</p><p>Things finally got better when I upped my Lamotrigine to 175mg, and things began feeling sharp.</p><p>I decided I wanted to try a life without meds, a phase I think we all go through. Thinking, &quot;what if they got the diagnosis wrong&#39;, and &quot;i can&#39;t be chained to medication for the rest of my life&quot;</p><p>I have been thinking a l [...] lulu1904 http://www.mdjunction.com/diary/lulu-early-days-following-diagnosis/early-days-again Almost 4 weeks ago I admitted myself to the emergency ward after 3 days of a suffocating uncontrollable panic - I just needed to be knocked out. A week inside, and several doctors later I have my latestdiagnosis of Bipolar 2. In the last 20 years (since I was an early teen) I have been diagnosed with combinations of personality and mood disorders, but never bipolar. <br />The funny thing is it was like I knew it was this all along. I have been pretty good these past few years, with a very chille [...] lulu1904