I sometimes try to humorously convey what having bipolar disorder can be like on any given day. It does not however necessarily reflect what I am feeling at this given moment. It represents how everyday stressors can affect someone with bipolar in not such a pretty way.

Learn To Work With Side Effects. I don't know what is worse, mania or depression. Not to mention side effects from the combination of medications. Trying to explain this to your psychiatrist can be a daunting task. There is not a whole lot you can do to make side affects go away. You learn to work with them somehow, and hope eventually they will subside. I always complain to my doctor about the side affects, just so he knows I am having them and dealing with them as best I can. He will then order some other blood tests just to make sure it is the meds and not something else.

While doctors prescribe medication for the health and wellness of the patient, administering it is sometimes a difficult task because of the refusal of the patient to take their medication which ends up in the rampant practice of hiding drugs in the food and beverages of the patient as an alternative measure. This article discusses the issues involved in the practice of covert medication and sheds light on patient rights to refuse medication regardless of mental illness.