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48 yr old female/recent diagnose bi-polar/adhd…using seruqeul for bi polar....adderal for adhd seruquel side effects. Adderall stop working, need alternative stimulant for adhd and zombie side effects…?

bi-polar/ADHD best meds

I have bi-polar disorder B, and adhd, and my doctor and I are still searching for the right combination. I am on seroquel 300 and adderral  3x 20mg. I feel my adderral is losing its strength,  yet without a stimulant I am a zombie, can't get of bed, or think..... what is the best stimulant alternative?
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Marijuana vs Prescription Meds for Bipolar: Time to End the Double Standard?

Last week, I posted, Marijuana for Bipolar: Treatment or Self-Medication?, which took its lead from MerelyMe’s piece on marijuana for treating anxiety. This post is a response to your responses to my response to MerelyMe. Gotta love these conversations ...   Tabby spoke for virtually all of us in stating:   I’m not for pot... Read moreChevron
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I'm single, living alone, and currently coping well with my BP.

What I Know and Don't Know About Bipolar 2 - From Experience

Everyone who has bipolar disorder has their own specific problems. And while I know quite a lot about bipolar, my personal experience is limited to occasional hypomanic episodes and a ton of depressive episodes. I've never experienced mania or hypersexuality. I've never had psychotic symptoms.   My Hypomania   Impulse buying and... Read moreChevron
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Music in Your Life: The Bipolar Question of the Week

Beethoven lived with bipolar. So did Mahler, Schumann, Handel, and no end of composers and songwriters and musicians. Now that I have set the scene ...    A friend informed me that Yo-Yo Ma and his Goat Rodeo collaborators will be performing in Boston on Tuesday, and that the event will play live at theaters throughout the country.... Read moreChevron
Of-Two-Minds about it

Of-Two-Minds about it

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I am a mother of 3 grown children and grandmother to 2 with 3rd on the way. I am a resource teacher and co-teach English to both regular ed and spec ed HS students.

Re-inventing one's self

It's 9:30. I took a sleeping pill at 7:30, I am tired, but my brain isn't ready to go to sleep. I was thinking about the idea of re-inventing myself. It started with the idea of throwing away all of my clothes and buying new ones, but in styles I normally wouldn't pick out for myself. Young, trendy, feminine, provocative. Then, I would change... Read moreChevron

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