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Bipolar disorder

2018-03-30 01:22:31
I have type 2. Doctor gives me lithium and I feel sluggish after taking that. Insomnia comes up if I skip medicine. Please help. What to do? I don't want to take medicines. Should I go for cognitive behavioral therapy?
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CBT helps and has a good research evidence for treatment of bipolar type 2... However it is important to take medicine . It is not advisable to stop medication against doctors advice. The best mode of treatment is to start with therapeutic intervention with a trained psychotherapist and slowly reduce medication under advice.

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