Information and opinions on Bipolar from shari at BipolarConnect.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/43503 http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/43503/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/43503 http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/43503/18263/stilll-hope Tue, 25 Dec 2007 13:58:00 -0500 shari I was diagnosed with bi-polar illness in 1981. My first hospitalization was terrible. I was over medicated and brought down too quickly from my psychotic state. As most of us have experienced to a greater or lesser degree---I went broke and had to declare bankruptcy. Long story short, after being diagnosed with diabetes insipitus (as a result of the lithium), i only have 50% use of my kidneys and  i am hyperthyroid. My mother committed... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/43503/18263/stilll-hope