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Karri28

29 yr old stay at home mom of two wonderful little girls

posted 06/21/2009, comments (3)

Anxiety and procrastination

So I'm trying to go to sleep last night, and my mind starts racing, as usual. But normally I can concentrate on one thing, usually a good dream or story I'm reading, and rest of the thoughts slowly calm and dissapate. But not last night. I've been in a depression and getting worse, crying spells, the works, but now I can feel myself slowly coming... Read more Chevron

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Karri28

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29 yr old stay at home mom of two wonderful little girls

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posted 06/19/2009, comments (4)

Why can't I be happy?

I hate this. I feel so depressed and overwhelmed. I can't stand when I'm depressed, but here I am depressed and feeling drained and not wanting to do a darn thing. Hating being depressed, which makes me feel bad b/c of all the things I should be doing, and that makes me feel worse.... very circular, I know. I really want to start college... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/04/2009, comment (1)

If medications that are used to treat Epilepsy work well treat Rapid Cycling Bipolar... (cont..)

If medications ex: (Topomax, Lamictal) that are used to treat Epilepsy work well treat Rapid Cycling Bipolar, then would other forms of treatment for Epilepsy of the same effect/results? Possible other treatments could include: Bio or Neurofeedback therapy, Ketogenic Diet. This might require some serious study or nobody may... Read more Chevron

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esmeralda

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posted 01/31/2009, comments (0)

You are describing my daughter

My father was severely bipolar. Sometimes he was also diagnosed as schizophrenic. When I had children, the conventional wisdom was nurture is everything. Guess what, it's not. My daughter was always moody but began having conflict with friends by the eighth grade. She insisted on going away to boarding school because she... Read more Chevron

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Erin

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posted 01/17/2009, comment (1)

I'm not sure what the next step is...

I've been diagnosed 10 months ago. It gave me hope that my life had a bit of meaning to it. I am BP2 so depression is where I spend most of the time. I've had reactions to Lithium and am now on Lamotrigine and Epical (Valproic). My doc has me talking about a return to work and says that my therapy is where the help... Read more Chevron

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