You can take control of your illness. A lifestyle that can help make coping with bipolar disorder easier. Designing strategies in day by day living with the episodes of your illness. Structuring your life to be as symptom free as possible can be done with the following practices:
Monitor your symptoms and knowing when they start helps to control them. Keeping a daily journal of events in your life that can trigger an episode helps to stop them from becoming major.
Talk honestly with your doctor about any symptoms or side effects you may be experiencing. .
Create a support group people to share your thoughts, and questions with who are living with Bipolar Disorder .
Avoid alcohol and drugs that can have dangerous interactions with your medicines. Ask your Doctor before taking any other medications even natural substances.. Make sure that any food, over the counter medicines, or herbal supplements you plan to take won’t have a harmful interaction with your treatment.
Watch your diet, you can help yourself feel better by keeping well balanced eating habits.
Try to develop a sleeping pattern, symptoms worsen with haphazared sleeping. If you are sleeping much more than normal, or if you are unable or unwilling to sleep, an episode may be beginning.
Discover what stressors can bring about an episode and always try your best to reduce it. Call your doctor if your emotions threaten to become uncontrollable.
Exercise as much as possible routine exercise is both physicallly and emotionally helpful in relieving stress and releasing pent up energy.
Schedule your day add structure in your life. Balance your time with daily hobbies, activities and relaxation
No matter what medicine your doctor has prescribed for you, motivation will help you take it the way you should.
Take control of your Bipolar Disorder dont let it take control of you.
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