Information and opinions on health from marsha at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/374429/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/374429/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/374429/index http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/374429/71554/works Tue, 19 May 2009 12:46:29 -0400 marsha For several weeks now, I have been in a deep depression.  I was hospitalized and then discharged, been medicated and sickened by side effects...and still I sit here dragging myself out of bed to grab my laptop and beg for help.  Can anyone please tell me anything...anything...anything that has truly helped overcoming depression without medication?  My doctor can't seem to find the right combo of meds and nothing else has worked.... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/374429/71554/works http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/374429/68332/outta-bed Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:37:51 -0400 marsha (From my blog www.didyoutakeyourmeds.com. I'm searching for someone with a similar story so I don't feel so alone.) "I started this blog with the intent to share my life with others, which I have molded and mended into the life that I've always dreamed of, so that others could see that it is possible to get through this disease with hardwork, determination, and incentive...even when the motivation is so difficult to muster up. But now I look... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/374429/68332/outta-bed http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/374429/68213/selfish Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:39:14 -0400 marsha I was on disability a few months ago. When the "episode" passed, and I started to feel better, it was darn wonderful to be there for my kids. Dinners were ready on the table, laundry folded, house neatly organized. And I had the opportunity to help my son with homework and extracurricular activities without rushing and without the stress and exhaustion that arises from working all day. Well, I went back to work. Yup. I did. And yesterday I... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/374429/68213/selfish http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/374429/66965/lost-terrible-day Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:42:56 -0400 marsha Did you take your meds? It's a question that I hear every single night. My usual answer: "Oh yeah. I will." Then I pull out my 7-day pill box and swallow down my med cocktail, consisting of six pills combining four different types of meds. I'm not crazy. But if I don't take these pills, I can't function well. It's as simple as that. If I forget to take one or more pills, my brain tells me about it within a few hours in its own rude way. Yeah,... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/374429/66965/lost-terrible-day