My name is Vicki.  I have Rapid cycling Bi-polar.  Over the past year I have had many tramadic experiances.  (I have broken both legs, my house burned down, 4 operations (on right leg with needing a fixitar and a plate with 9 screws.  on the day after christmas this year I am needing an operation my left leg because I broke my Talus bone and will need a plate an screws.  My Bipolar is out of control.  I am on the same dose of Lithium that I have been on over a year and a half. I think I already know the answer to this but, can these tramatic events make the bipolar worse?
Hi Vickie bipolar may get bad with traumatic experiences. Rapid Bipolar is still worse from treatment point of you and for such stress but nothing to get upset about it Treatment option are good and available Bipolar comprises Mania and depression, and it is depression phase which usually get worse, but mania may also get effected I would have advised my patient to discuss with the doctor the option of adding other Chat Doctor.