Information and opinions on health from Linda S. 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/41194/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/41194/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/41194/index http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/41194/97989/awake-night Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:25:11 -0500 Linda S. I have had a difficult week staying on an elimation diet and have got in a rut of what to eat. This week I was able to add sour dough bread with my meal and I have had a terribly upset stomach. I over did myself eating the same type of meat every morning and ate to many nuts during the day for protein. I had a lot of stress working with difficult people and having them upset me. The holidays are hard on me missing my family, especially my... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/41194/97989/awake-night http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/41194/97988/family-background Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:05:32 -0500 Linda S. I am from a family of 5 siblings 3 brothers and 2 sisters. I had a hard up-bringing I am right in the middle of 3 older siblings and 2 younger. In a way I am the youngest of the older and the oldest of the younger. I was the 'perfect' child, very obedient, loved learning in school, later rebellious in wanting to study in my own interests. I majored in Fine Arts in college. I worked in a public library as at first as an artist and then as a... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/41194/97988/family-background http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/41194/97987/challenging Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:38:39 -0500 Linda S. Article by Jerry Kennard. I struggle at times with negative thinking. I have worked hard with my Psychologist to change my thinking. It was mostly stemmed from my family who were very critical and had high expectations of me. I was able to turn the thoughts off by literally separating me from my family. It was hard to do. But in a way it was easy because my family is so dispersed from South Korea to Vermont. I am alone in New Mexico which I... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/41194/97987/challenging http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/41194/97984/bipolar-depression Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:06:42 -0500 Linda S. I have suffered with mental illness for 22 years. I have had many different diagnoses from Major Depression to Affective Schizophrenia to finally Bipolar. I have tried many, many medications until I got on this cottail which works wonderfully. My dosages for Lamictal is 200mg, the dosage for Celexa is 40mg, and for Klonopin I take a total of 1/4mg a day. I am trying to get off of the Klonopin with my doctors supervision. http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/41194/97984/bipolar-depression http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/41194/97979/personality Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:18:11 -0500 Linda S. John McManamy article on Bipolar Part of your Personality or Not? http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/41194/97979/personality