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Joyce

I am 41 and have had Bipolar Disorder I since 1998

posted 09/07/2008, comments (8)

depression

Hello all, Well yeasterday I had to put my 9 year old dog down. I think that was the hardest thing I have ever how to do. I got him when he was 4 months old. When he was about 3 years I divorced my 3rd husband and he gave him back to me about 2 1/2 months ago. I took him to the vet and was told that he had heart worms. Two weeks later he... Read more Chevron

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LadyBehindTheMask

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I love my job, my husband, and my cat!

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posted 09/06/2008, comments (10)

Am I a patient? In "recovery"?

I was messaging off-line with another community member who commented that she knew when she "became a patient" there was no turning back. I remember for myself, as well, years of concealment, trying to avoid telling p-docs the parts of my experience that might get me labeled as "crazy." To this day, I'm almost grateful I did, because the... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/24/2008, comments (7)

Antibiotics and the Birth Ctrl Pill can cause depression

I recently read an article in the current 'Moods' magazine (it's Canadian) of a woman who developed bad acne while being on Lithium, so she was prescribed an antibiotic to beat the acne & this caused a big increase in her depression! The magazine answered that yes, there is apparently a connection between symptoms of... Read more Chevron

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Cute but Psycho

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31 years old and waiting for sanity.

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posted 08/24/2008, comment (1)

Here' s a bit of a rant.

Well 8/12 I went to the psych. I had seen him before. It has been a while almost 2 years, that I had seen him or been on any meds. I went back to him cuz I started to feel those ooh so famliar feeling. Wanted to catch it before it got bad. I had a good job and I didn't want to lose it.. So Im on medicare right. First thing... Read more Chevron

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NewBride

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posted 08/14/2008, comments (7)

Wanted to share a poem I wrote....

Regret The perfect pair, as seen by most A façade for happy ever after What could've, should've, would've been Has now become will never She thought her love would prevail To heal something inside him The ups and downs, highs and lows Too long she marched to that rhythm For months and months she tried Time... Read more Chevron

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