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posted 11/20/2009, comments (2)

Coping with the Holidays

Next week is Thanksgiving and before we know it we'll be bracing ourselves for Christmas and Saturnalia. For three years running, the holidays have represented an extreme challenge to me. Around this time in 2007, in a sharepost here, I observed:Life doesn’t come with a trouble-free warranty. A year ago exactly, I was stuffing my personal... Read more Chevron

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I'm 41 years old diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

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posted 11/19/2009, comment (1)

Side effects.

They say we have to be careful with what we eat because we can gain weight with BP treatment. They just forgot to say that no matter what, you will gain weight because it will accelerate your metabolism and you will have so much hunger in the beginning that you cannot avoid eating frequently to stop it. I gain 22lb in 6 weeks,... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/17/2009, comment (1)

How my meds make me feel.

I have been on abilify for 2 months now. They started me on 7.5 mg and after 6 weeks upped me to 10 mg. At first the side effects were overwhelming. I was drowsy all the time and my head felt all heavy and buzzy. Now I feel great. I am confident and hopeful. I can think. I know this may sound wierd but before I started on my meds I couldn't see... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/17/2009, comments (3)

Smoking Tied to Suicide Risk in Bipolar Disorder?????

Sometime you read things that make you go hmmmmmm. Wonder where the funding came from for this research because they could have saved tons of money and time had they just asked one of us well informed people living with the illness how smoking relates to our illness.It's very common for us to turn toward anything that would provide any relief of... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/12/2009, comment (1)

Journal: high in the sheets, a marital therapy update

I think I am high. Very probable. Hoping to save my marriage, I have become the daily offering on the marital alter. Not necessarily the sacrifice, just the offer. Most days I sacrifice. But it has been really good for me. The last few weeks I've been trapped in the house with a sprained ankle and... Read more Chevron

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