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Rusty
Monday, January 07 2008
Things have been going really well for my partner and me. We had a great Christmas and New Year, the best we have had in our 4 year relationship. He has been managing his illness and taking responsibility for it. He has been really trying. ............ Then why can't I get rid of this feeling that the wheels are about to fall off again! I... Read more
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Rusty
Wednesday, December 19 2007
Hi everyone,I just read an interesting article on the generic brand of Wellbutrin http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21142869/Apparently it is inferior quality to the brand name and can have serious side effects. The article states that the generic brands are not put through the stringent testing that the brand name drugs have. I found it... Read more
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Rusty
Friday, December 07 2007
My partner was diagnosed in April with BP 2. He has been to an excellent specialist and I have been to have a talk to him too. It took him a couple of months of denial but now he has accepted that he has BP. The doc suggested Cognitive therapy, mood recognition and stress reduction before medication. At first I... Read more
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Rusty
Tuesday, November 13 2007
My partner has BP2. We have been together for 4 years. It has taken me all this time to get him to a psychiatrist. He is 51 years old and just diagnosed. He has had BP in some form all his life even as a child, looking back.He tells me that in his early years he only had the hypomanic moods without the depression. He... Read more