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Chato B Stewart

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posted 05/02/2009, comments (3)

Cartoon-a-thon for Mental Health month and my secret.

Every year I try to do something for Mental Health month. One year I passed out informational flyers and any other year my DBSA support that I facilitated had a years sale. Last year I started the Cartoon-A-Thon with my blog by drawing one cartoon for each day of the month. This year I'm doing the same thing along with trying to... Read more Chevron

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Robin

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posted 04/13/2009, comment (1)

Need help finding new Insurance for DH

Hello. I'm Robin and my husband is bipolar phase 2. He has been treated for it for 5 yrs now and its relatively under control. However we are having a bit of an insurance issue. My husbands insurance is through his work and is a group coverage. They recently changed the insurance. He now has a $1500 copay before they will begin to pay for anything... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/13/2009, comments (11)

I'm new here, lost, and having a terrible day

Did you take your meds? It's a question that I hear every single night. My usual answer: "Oh yeah. I will." Then I pull out my 7-day pill box and swallow down my med cocktail, consisting of six pills combining four different types of meds. I'm not crazy. But if I don't take these pills, I can't function well. It's as simple as that. If I forget... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/10/2009, comments (15)

A Patient Speaks: I Hate Meds!

"I hate meds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sunnyday writes. "My life sucks. I have no sex drive, gained almost 100 lbs, my body feels numb all of the time, and I'm more depressed now because my doc doesn't want me to be manic and every time I try a new antidepressant, it hypes me up too... Read more Chevron

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Erin

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posted 04/05/2009, comments (2)

I'm at a loss.....

I'm at a loss. I've turned out to be a person that is sensitive to psych meds. In the last year I've been on Li, Epival, Seroquel, Olanzapine, Risperidone, Lamotrigine.... and all but lamotrigine has caused side effects. And in some cases a side effect or two from the "rare" list. Right now, on Risperidone.. my blood... Read more Chevron

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