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mirinda

posted 10/13/2009, comments (3)

Medication

this is just unbelievable.... i went to my phychiatrist yesterday in the quest to find out what can make me feel better regarding my medication... She cant help me...so bitchy not even funny.. HOW I FEEL: 1. they make me so tired 2. headackes of note 3. nausea of note! i actually cant handle this feeling anymore! when i asked her... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/02/2009, comments (3)

Is My Depression Really Bipolar?

Ticadoo writes:"[My best friend] and my husband have told me I need to be checked for bipolar, but everything I've read, up until finding your site, showed I did not have all the symptoms, which is the mania - having ups. I never have those."Thank you for writing, Ticadoo. You have raised what I would characterize as bipolar's biggest myth -... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/25/2009, comments (13)

In Support of Meds

Knock on any mental health blog and you’ll be convinced that meds are part of some evil Pharma conspiracy to take over psychiatry and turn us all into zombies. Even well-meaning individuals writing on recovery tend to do so at the expense of meds and psychiatry. Some of the comment is justified: Pharma has indulged in outrageous... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/04/2009, comments (0)

A good decision I hope...

I'm back to Valproic Acid, I couldn't wait for my appointment with a new doctor. I'm having trouble sleeping and because my depression and anxiety are a constant presence I decided to begin taking this again but in small doses just to stop feeling so ill. I am feeling so ill for the last month, since I asked my former doctor if I could stop... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/01/2009, comment (1)

How mother do I talk to my hypomanic mother

My mother is definitely misdiagnosed as just depressive. I am positive she is Bipolar II.....When she gets shock treatments to get her out of severe depression, she is fine for a while and then she is on an anti-dep. for a while then she stops and I notice a change. She gets up really early, shifts things around, very busy but house is... Read more Chevron

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