Last week, I posted, Marijuana for Bipolar: Treatment or Self-Medication?, which took its lead from MerelyMe’s piece on marijuana for treating anxiety. This post is a response to your responses to my response to MerelyMe. Gotta love these conversations ...
Tabby spoke for virtually all of us in stating:
I’m not for pot over psych meds nor psych meds over pot. There is abuse of anything good or harmful. Yet for many, if something helps them ... whether that be pot, Seroquel, Klonopin,...
A study at the Penn State College of Medicine says that "[r]educing the non-FDA-approved use of antipsychotic drugs may be a way to save... Read more »
Geodon - generic name ziprasidone - is an antipsychotic medication. It's approved to treat bipolar I disorder and schizophrenia, but is... Read more »
As I sit here writing, I'm in a lot of pain. The left side of my low back is throbbing. Often I can ease this pain by popping the back, but... Read more »
Topamax is an anti-seizure drug that's sometimes prescribed as a mood stabilizer to treat bipolar disorder. Topamax - and the generic... Read more »
There are medications and there are medications for bipolar disorder. Unlike an infection, or headaches, where popping a few pills can... Read more »
Expert patient John McManamy, who has battled bipolar disorder, is taking his voice to a new level. His informative and provocative book, Living... Read more »
Dan W. Haupt, MD is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He believes that physicians in... Read more »
You never find happy individuals walking into a psychiatrist’s office for the first time. People with bipolar disorder only seek help when their... Read more »
Sue Bergeson became President of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA), formerly the National Depressive and Manic-Depressive... Read more »
My wife and I have 5 kids in various stages of growth, including a son who’s been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. When it comes to parenting, the... Read more »
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