Journals, mood charts, counseling, medication and shrinks- surround me, circling to guide, gauge and reflect on my mind. Secrets I hide, feelings I pretend, smiles I fake, subtle shifts in personality to twist perception ever so slightly away from the truth. Years of outward lies to appear to be okay to the people around me when the... Read more
Been there-done that-felt that way-had the same questions-had no answers either. I don't understand this illness any better than anyone else. So far be it for me to offer advice on Bi-polar illness. Mr. Gregory has had the tiger by the tail for a few months now and feels lost. I have come to respect him and to find humor upon occasion in his... Read more
I do not want to scare anyone off medication or persuade them not to take Lamictal. I would like to advise anyone that is taking or going to take Lamictal (lamotrigine) to follow dosages exactly as they are prescribed and not to skip a dosage. This medicine has to be slowly built to a therapeutic level. It also has to be weaned off of as well.... Read more
I find my self log rolling today. That is what I call it when you can make it through to sanity or fall off into an episode of insanity. I am trying not to fall. I put a call in to my doctor, she hasn't called me back yet. Not to mention I am in Florida waiting on a grandchild to be born. SO I am not even in the same state as my doctor. I am... Read more
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I was diagnosed as bipolar with ptsd, but my psycht is treating me for depression(i'm not), help?
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