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Really??

My husband and I both have a diagnosis of BP Type II, he was diagnosed about 8 years ago and I about 4 years ago.  We've been married 16 years.   We just stumbled on this HealthCentral site and were pretty impressed until we got to this page: Mental Illness/Retardation Health Center    Really?  Isn't there enough... Read moreChevron
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Marcia Purse

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I'm single, living alone, and currently coping well with my BP.

Newsweek Proclaims "Antidepressants Don't Work"

Newsweek's front cover screamed on its February 10, 2010 issue: Antidepressants Don't Work. Writer Sharon Begley is referring to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association last month. The study actually found that for patients with mild to moderate depression, placebos - the inactive pills given to some of the study... Read moreChevron
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Combination Treatment Better Than Single (but only just)

A two year trial comparing relapse rates from people taking either sodium valporate, or lithium plus valporate, has concluded the combination therapy reduces the likelihood of a bipolar relapse.   Results of the trial published in the medical journal The Lancet, suggests the more common practice of prescribing valporate (Depakote) alone for... Read moreChevron
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Chartered Psychologist

Rapid Weight Gain in Children Taking Antipsychotic Drugs

Weight gain has long been recognized as a common and unwelcome side effect of many medications. Last week, Duff Wilson of the New York Times, reported the findings of a recent study showing alarming rates of weight gain in children and adolescents who take some of the most popular ‘new generation' drugs for schizophrenia or bipolar... Read moreChevron
daphne

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going to be- will write later  good nite all             daphne

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