I was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder #2?

and although it answered a lot of questions for me it also brought up a lot of concerns. i really have 2 questions which is will i have to be on medication for the rest of my life, and will the medications stablelize what i am going through. Any insight into this is appreciated.

Yes, likely you will need to be on medications the rest of your life for bipolar II much as you would if you were diagnosed with diabetes. Its not the end of the world, but adjustments will need to be made (such as taking medication).

Your psychiatrist will decide what medication (s) to prescribe for you. Often a person with bipolar will be given a mood stabilizer such as Lamictal, Lithium or Topamax. These medications will lower the range of emotions you have - you'll still be able to be happy or sad, but it'll keep you from going to the extremes!

I hope this helps. Bipolar II is very manageable with medication (provided you take the medication!). You can read more about various medications used to treat mental illness at http://www.crazymeds.us/ I find that it is a helpful site, especially once you know which medication (s) you will be taking.

As someone with Bipolar disorder as well, I can understand where you're coming from. You will probably have to be on medications for awhile. I don't know how long because advances in mental health care are always coming. The medications will help stabilize you, but they alone probably won't be enough. I go to therapy to discuss my future and to help myself deal with my condition. I also do things that give me a purpose. I work at the humane society and the animals there often get me through the low moments.

Basically, I hope not to be on meds my whole life, but at the moment it looks like that could happen. Medications will help keep your moods more even, but they alone will not get rid of all the problems. You will need other sources to help with the moods swings that do happen.

Make sure you have a good support system and don't be afraid to reach out to people for help when you need it.

Hope this helps.

For most people finding the right medications can be a long and difficult path. You could get lucky though. There is no way to tell what will happen.

I am not discounting your problems, but you can take comfort in the fact that there are worse disorders you could be diagnosed with. You probably will be on medications for the rest of your life, but I can tell you from my own struggles that the sooner you accept that fact the better off you will be.

It doesn't mean you can't be successful in life either. I know a woman who is bipolar 2 and she works with other mentally ill people at the clinic I get my treatment from and she has been very successful.

My wife is bi polar and it isn't something that's easy to learn to live with but nothing worth having is every easy attainable. The medication will stable you out but it might take some time to find the one that works the best for you. You may or may not have to take it the rest of your life. It really varies widely from person to person. I myself and manic depressive and I will have to be on medication for the rest of my life. We have 2 beautiful children and were going to college so don't let this minor thing get in the way of achieving your life's goals.

I was diagnosed with it 4 years ago, I am 13 years old.mI don't know if you will have to be on medication for the rest of your life, but I know that within the second day of taking the medication it was like the first time we could all relax. it was scary for me and my family, especialy my mom, she had no idea what to do, and I had no idea why I was like that. Ever since Iv'e been on that medication everything seemed to fall into place about a month later.

sometimes meds help, sometimes they don't. it depends on your body and how it reacts to them. if those don't work, there could be another kind that does. don't be concerned about whether or not you have to be on meds for the rest of your life. if you do, then that means they are helping you to feel better and that's a good thing. if you had a heart problem or a liver problem you would have to take meds right? so there is no shame in taking it for this problem. as for your 2nd question: it has to do with how your body reacts to it. give it about 2 weeks before you decide whether or not it's working. plus, meds just help they don't cure. you still have to do a big part of the helping yourself. hang in there and god bless.

no the meds will only make the doctors rich and your body really badly screwed up.

DON'T take them.....Tell the shrinks to go to hell