Information and opinions on Bipolar from Lawalla 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/68382 http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/68382/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/68382 http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/68382/37749/new-here Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:14:48 -0400 Lawalla New here.  Hello.  My name is Laura and I've been suffering with bipolar illness for 15 years.  When I first got the illness I felt very strange.  I gained a lot of weight.  At the time I was diagnosed, I was thin.  The doctor that I'm seeing now really helped me because  when I was seeing the other doctors, I was gaining weight instead of losing it. I've kept most of it off for about 2 years now.  I used... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/68382/37749/new-here http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/68382/37720/disorder-olympics Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:14:51 -0400 Lawalla God Bless everyone who has this disorder like me and enjoy the Summer Olympics.  http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/68382/37720/disorder-olympics