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Chato B Stewart

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posted 04/11/2009, comments (0)

Mental Health Humor cartoons - Your Weekly Laugh?

Well, it's been more then a few weeks since I was last here. I wish I could say I was to busy to check in or post here. But this story is same, and I slipped into I deep depression and basicly hid my self away... Four months later now and I'm just popping my head out. It took some medeication adjustment and other help... Read more Chevron

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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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posted 02/23/2009, comments (2)

Seroquel XR

I just read the news about Seroquel XR being approved for bipolar disorder and I am thrilled. This medication made a huge diffenrence in my life. I took several months before I actually noticed that it was helping. Although really unpleasant, it was worth going through all the side-effects (which have now tamed down). My goal is not to... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/05/2009, comments (7)

I love Seroquel but I'm getting fat!

So for a very long time I have been sure, as well as a few different docs, that I have bipolar and ADD. I started Seroquel mid December and LOVE LOVE LOVE it. I feel like a normal person now. I am a slim 29 year old woman, never really had issues with gaining weight, even after having kids I got skinny fast. But I have gone from a VERY comfortable... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/02/2009, comments (11)

Seroquel Fights its Corner

The embattled drug-maker AstraZeneca has just won dismissal of two lawsuits which claimed the drug Seroquel caused diabetes and other health problems. It isn't yet clear what effect the ruling may have on the 9,000 outstanding lawsuits from 15,000 plaintiffs in the U.S. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has previously asked... Read more Chevron

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