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Sue Bergeson

Sue Bergeson

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DBSA President
posted 05/14/2008, comment (1)

An Open Call to Talk Frankly about Adherence

 Whenever two or more psychiatrists are gathered together...they complain about treatment adherence. What is adherence? It's the extent to which consumers stay on a treatment plan or take a medication routinely. It seems I cannot be in a meeting of psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses or pharmaceutical... Read moreChevron
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Sue Bergeson

Sue Bergeson

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DBSA President
posted 05/14/2008, comments (3)

An Open Call to Talk Frankly about Adherence

Whenever two or more psychiatrists are gathered together...they complain about treatment adherence. What is adherence? It's the extent to which consumers stay on a treatment plan or take a medication routinely. It seems I cannot be in a meeting of psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses or pharmaceutical company representatives... Read moreChevron
mom2twins
posted 05/14/2008, comments (23)

Need advice...Husband just diagnosised with bipolar 2

I have been married for 20 years to a sweet man.  I knew from the beginning that he was not like the other men I met.  He seemed childlike..was completely addicted to paintball and was always looking for that "high".  He also had anxiety problems  which worsened over the years.  Increasingly I began to notice irrational... Read moreChevron
mom2twins
posted 05/14/2008, comments (0)

Need advice...Husband just diagnosised with bipolar 2

I have been married for 20 years to a sweet man.  I knew from the beginning that he was not like the other men I met.  He seemed childlike..was completely addicted to paintball and was always looking for that "high".  He also had anxiety problems  which worsened over the years.  Increasingly I began to notice irrational... Read moreChevron
freeda
posted 05/14/2008, comments (4)

Things I am afraid of.

I was just diagnosed a few weeks ago.  And I think this is a good place to voice my fears.   I'm afraid that the side effects of medication will be worse than my symptoms (which are mostly hypomanic and not too annoying). I'm afraid my life will become about managing this condition.  I feel stupid when I give my husband a... Read moreChevron
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