Working as a nurse in the emmergency room you meet a beautiful variety of people. Among those for whom I feel a special sympathy are those with bipolar. They can of course be quite the characters: some hear voices, some live on the streets, some have an extraordinary sense of humor, some love to sing and entertain and much more. One thing bipolar patients have in common is that they take heavy medications, particularly antidepressants that have many side effects. To whatever question you ask these patients, the answer will often be, Well, I have bipolar. As if this one sad fact is sufficient explanation for all possible questions.
But the word bipolar, of course, does not explain everything, and this is particularly true for women having problems with hormonal changes. For example, one woman had a hysterectomy because of severe bleeding, then had to go on hormone replacement therapy. After a couple of months she completely lost it. She became convinced that she had to move far, far away and take up missionary work to the alarm of her concerned family. Bingo. She was put on antidepressants and given the convenient label of bipolar. Well she took her antipressants...
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