So i've been taking paxil for
anxiety/panic attacks/depression for the
past 5 years and am terrified that i'm
gonna end up like my bi-polar aunt. She's
on lithium and a total zombie. We think
she might even be borderline
schizophrenic. When she's off her meds
she's delusional, talks to herself and is
totally in another world. My mom says my
aunt was ok until she had kids and that's
when all the bi-polar signs started to
show. I have panic attacks around her
because I really get scared that's how i'm
gonna end up. Neither of my parents have
been diagnosed with any mental disorders
so should I even worry??? This is always
in the back of my mind. Anyone have any
input?
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adamneedshelp
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 5
Hi Posted: 12-06-05 09:32am
Bipolar is a genetic disorder or disease.
With ur aurnts case she probably had the
disease ur whole life its just a matter of
when it started affecting ur. Its hard to
explain. But and example would be cancer.
Everyone, I mean everyone has cancer
cells and its just a matter of it being
active and when if u do. So for bipolar
in ur aunt it may have been in her but
just didnt showanything yet. I dotn think
u should worry. Another thing when ur
aunt had kids that triggers many different
hormones and does many things that plays
around with ur system and could have been
part of the reason it was triggered.
Anyway I dont think u should be worried.
All people are different and also just
because its genetic doesnt mean that u
will get it. Some people get bipolar
realy bad and some not as bad. There is a
type one and a type two each one pretty
different. Now for ur aunt I dont kno
what all she does but it sounds to me she
is not a too bad of a case. Because the
bad bipolar cases ususally happen in the
beggining of life. So ur chances are very
small. Because it would be through ur
grandma then through ur mom then to u,
that pretty unlikely plus ur grandma may
have had only like a couple percent and ur
aunt was just unlucky and the gene combo
may have landed correctly. But dont worry
I think u will be fine. Just go about
life and live it to the fullest.
