Bipolar

[House25]

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Hi guys, I just joined this site. I was wondering if u know any bipolar doctors and if they handle the rigor of medicine well. I have a perfect GPA in community college and school comes pretty easy. I am applying to Yale and Stanford as well as Berkeley for undergrad transfer in bio.

I was also wondering about residency. Can I work a more regular schedule during residency where I am not as sleep-deprived because of the bipolar disability. If not, I'll deal with it but I was wondering if that is something the hospital can accomodate me for.

Please, if someone wants to make fun of me for being bipolar don't post because I have already received enough insults. Thanks and I hope people respond. Take care everyone!

 

[NTF]

Hi guys, I just joined this site. I was wondering if u know any bipolar doctors and if they handle the rigor of medicine well. I have a perfect GPA in community college and school comes pretty easy. I am applying to Yale and Stanford as well as Berkeley for undergrad transfer in bio.

I was also wondering about residency. Can I work a more regular schedule during residency where I am not as sleep-deprived because of the bipolar disability. If not, I'll deal with it but I was wondering if that is something the hospital can accomodate me for.

Please, if someone wants to make fun of me for being bipolar don't post because I have already received enough insults. Thanks and I hope people respond. Take care everyone!

Since this is largely a pre-med forum, I'm not sure you'd get much more than speculation here. I think it's a tough question and one that probably isn't easy to get a straight answer about even from residency program directors.

 

[sindadel]

Here's a blog of a bipolar med student:
http://bipolarinmedschool.blogspot.com/

She's in 3rd or 4th year, so it might be worthwhile to email her and see what she says.

 

[QofQuimica]

OP, I assume since you are doing so well in school that your bipolar is probably well-controlled. This is key. People can and do go to med school with mental illnesses, but it's essential that you be compliant with your meds and have a strong support network. As for whether you can avoid being sleep-deprived during residency, I would go into this with the expectation that the hospitals probably would not accomodate you. That being said, you can pick a specialty and work environment that is more circadian rhythm-friendly, such as being a primary care provider in an outpatient office. However, even if you go into one of the primary care specialties, as a resident, you will still have to do some outside rotations in other specialties that will have much less forgiving schedules.

Ultimately, keeping yourself safe is more important than becoming a physician. If you know that being awake for up to 30 hours straight is likely to trigger a manic episode, you should seriously consider whether another career that will not sleep-deprive you might be a wiser path. Hope this helps, and best of luck. 🙂

 

[J ROD]

I agree you can do. Just take the meds and take care of yourself. Also, try to establish a support system....

It will be hard but doable....🙂

 

[njbmd]

Hi guys, I just joined this site. I was wondering if u know any bipolar doctors and if they handle the rigor of medicine well. I have a perfect GPA in community college and school comes pretty easy. I am applying to Yale and Stanford as well as Berkeley for undergrad transfer in bio.

I was also wondering about residency. Can I work a more regular schedule during residency where I am not as sleep-deprived because of the bipolar disability. If not, I'll deal with it but I was wondering if that is something the hospital can accomodate me for.

Please, if someone wants to make fun of me for being bipolar don't post because I have already received enough insults. Thanks and I hope people respond. Take care everyone!

Why don't you take one thing at a time? See how you do with your 4-year college work and then see how your do with your medical school work. You can't put the cart in front of the horse and consult a crystal ball. There is much between you and residency.

By the time you get to the residency point, there may be new drugs, different situations and a host of other things that may or may not work for you. All you can do is take one step at a time and do your best to keep on track with your career.

Unless you are a previous troll (we can get that one figured out quickly), no one at this website has made fun of you. A good start would be to worry about your own stuff and keep yourself on track.

 

[Old Grunt]

Unless you are a previous troll (we can get that one figured out quickly), no one at this website has made fun of you.

Point of order:

He/she didn't state that anyone on this website had made fun of his condition. The poster most likely could have been referencing real life incidents.