BEING informed about medication and seeking assistance remains a key element of living with bipolar disorder.
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Wodonga pharmacist Zac Nesbitt will discuss prescription medication on Friday at the monthly meeting of Border bipolar support group Moodswingers.
“With bipolar, there’s not exactly a lot of medications we can use, so it’s getting the best out of those few medications,” he said.
Mr Nesbitt wanted to discourage people keeping silent or having a “she’ll be right” attitude.
“If you try and go it alone, you’re not likely to get the specialised care that, if you ask for help, you’re very much going to get,” he said.
Moodswingers’ Colin Timmins said people did not always understand the impact of medications and their potential side effects.
“It does seem to be a sea of misinformation,” he said.