The biggest tool I truly believe we have in fighting stigma is in "telling our stories". Taken from the Mental Health Commission of Canada's report entitled "A Time for Action: Tackling Stigma and Descrimination":
Personal contact is the method
Direct peer-based contact and personal stories, targeted at changing the... Read more
Trying out Geodon, for a month now. The first week was amazing, best I've done in years. Then stress hit & I crumbled. Then a simple cold hit & I crumbled some more. I do plan to keep on trying, but the only thing consistent with trying all these meds (for 6 yrs now) is that I am consistently unreliable. Good... Read more
http://bipolar.about.com/cs/sfx/l/bl_side_index.htm Pretty good site, listing side effects of all the BD drugs. My favourite overall site is still http://www.crazymeds.us/. But both are worth noting. Sharon
http://www.emergingintolight.ca/ Click on "Experiences" on the left. I have 2 photos posted and 1 poem posted, under poetry and art. No money in it, but some great exposure! Sharon Uittenhout
Just tried Invega (new version of Risperidone) and it is giving me every side effect known to man. We're going to try Geodon next. Has anyone had experience with this drug? It's supposed to be very good regarding side effects & is working really well for a friend of mine, but my pdoc is finding it does not help his other... Read more
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