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Pastimes : Don't Ask Rambi
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To: Rambi who wrote (9860)4/16/1998 1:22:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte  Read Replies (2) of 71178
 
(I wonder why an intelligent person would stop taking her meds.)
Two reasons I know. First - all the meds have annoying/draggy side effects. There's an immediate vitality increment upon discontinuing the meds.
Second - if you've been normal on the meds for years, there's a powerful temptation to think you're "cured" and don't need them anymore. After watching four-five bipolars get their noses rubbed in it, my response these days is "Yah. Right."
Bipolar illness is remarkable for its insidious nature. Mildly manic people can have a distorted ethical frame and be unaware of it. They tend to shed friends and family like hair in Hiroshima.

Re the law and understanding.
If she's bipolar, that does not change the poor judgment inherent in her deeds. It does however suggest that the usual reasoning methods don't necessarily apply. I draw two sons from this. 1) She's gonna need extra counseling/ psych help in the slammer. 2) Y'all bipolars out there who are having a normal life while on your meds. Stay the **** on them!
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