1.08 Sam Swidzinski, Author of Winning the war on Bipolar and psychological researcher

Sam is the author of the book Winning the War with Bipolar and a psychological researcher. 5 years ago, Sam couldn’t read a page of a book let alone work or study. He was suicidal and thought his life was over. Fortunately, Sam had the right help that allowed him to develop and become well. He hopes by sharing his experience he can help others to do the same! In this episode we talk a lot about the different states of mood within the Bipolar diagnoses and what they look and feel like and how finding medication that works for us can be difficult and often a longer road than we might hope it to be. Patience with medication changes and trials is key as sometimes it can feel worse before it had the positive effects. It’s a fine balance between giving new medications a chance to be effective and not allowing yourself to suffer with the wrong medication for too long and risking being very unstable and at risk to yourself and others. Where to find Samuel J Swidzinski: @winningthewarwithin : Instagram https://www.instagram.com/winningthewarwithin/ @samswidzinski : twitter https://twitter.com/SamSwidzinski Samuel Swidzinski : linkedin (this is my main following) https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-swidzinski-078a441b4/ Website: samskihealth.co.uk https://www.samskihealth.co.uk/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCRWCXujS-nnTbSujdd2ScEw Podcast: Winning the War Within https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/winning-the-war-within/id1545987213

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The "Lets Talk Bipolar" podcast is hosted by Emma Belle, who lives with Bipolar and was diagnosed 11 years ago. This podcast will share conversations and lived experiences of those that live with Bipolar and also conversations with professionals in the medical and research fields and families and carers that support those living with Bipolar. Bipolar UK is the national charity dedicated to supporting individuals with the much misunderstood and devastating condition of bipolar, their families and carers. www.bipolaruk.org IG: bipolar_uk Twitter: bipolaruk Facebook: bipolaruk