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Queenahrts

33 yrs old, married, 8 yr old daughter I adore, writer

posted 03/14/2009, comments (3)

Cluster Schmuck

I am a newly diagnosed woman with bipolar disorder. I've been living in manic phase for the past week, which is a far cry from my suicidal thoughts from last week. I think I went from the absolute lowest of my lows to the absolute highest of my highs this past 2 weeks. I am going through some other stuff at home as well, and I've made many... Read more Chevron

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RobnOregon

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posted 03/06/2009, comments (3)

the haze of medication vs. the craze of BP

I was just dignosed with mixed BP- I have big highs then deep lows... my pdoc started me on Abilify, then I started to put on weight, big time- So now I am on Trileptol (sp? ) he just added Lamictal to help with the depression- I know I was running hard and fast before I was diagnosed, working 60-80 hours per week etc..... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/16/2009, comments (3)

Feeling desperate

Hi my name is Kim and I was diagnosed with bipolar last year. I'm losing my husband of 13 years because of my actions. I'm devastated and really don't know where to turn. I'm living with a lot of guilt, I can't seem to get over the guilt. I have three beautiful children and I'm concerned of losing them. Right now my mind is... Read more Chevron

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Angel4217

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posted 01/13/2009, comments (2)

Co-concurrent Diagnosis, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Bi-polar...Pick one...put a label on it!

Living with mental illness is a mind boggling ailment without the diagnosis' that we may or may not get through the years. Just as our "perceptions" are different from the norm, can we not say the same thing about medical experts who diagnose patients according to what "they percieve" to be-in conjunction with their specific field of expertise and... Read more Chevron

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sweetwitch77

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posted 01/11/2009, comments (9)

Trying to cope

Hello I am new to this site, a friend suggested I come here. I was diagnosed BiPolar ll last year, and denied the diagnosis for a good six months. The medicine specialist I was seeing last year put me on a combo of celexa and Lamictal. Turns out that was not the combo for me. I progressively got worse over a 12w period to where now I am looking... Read more Chevron

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