Information and opinions on health from Jen 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/55339/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/55339/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/55339/index http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/55339/39156/relapse-trouble Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:26:07 -0400 Jen hey everybody.  so again i have relapsed.  i'm currently on abilify 15 mg and again i have made another LEGAL error and could land myself in jail again.  you know what is so frustrating is that when i'm completely lucid and step aback I realize how dumb my choices are.  this is with a couple of bad checks.  i had a bad feeling about them but yet i wrote them out anyway.  so friday i spent the day... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/55339/39156/relapse-trouble http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/55339/26893/weight-gain Sat, 03 May 2008 23:31:35 -0400 Jen Ok Everybody,   I am now on 15 mg of Abilify, yes they did change me, and 1000 mg of Depakote.  The weight gain is so excessive that I can't hardly think straight!  I'm a recovering bulimic and very happy with my past weight.  But I can't stop eating!  What do you guys do to help this out?  Exercise?  Extra water?  I'm up for any suggestion.  Granted, I can't get off of the medicines but I also... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/55339/26893/weight-gain http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/55339/23948/depakote-question Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:52:00 -0400 Jen Hi Everybody, I recently went to my doctor and to my dismay  I wasn't put on the Abilify that I wanted to try.  They did however, up my depakote level.  I was taking 500 mg with seraquil and now I am taking 2000 mg.  I tried taking my normal dosage of seraquil with that new dosage and I completely missed an entire day of my life because I was out of it.  That really can't happen when I have three... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/55339/23948/depakote-question http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/55339/19277/lithium-switch Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:25:00 -0500 Jen I have been doing some reading on Lithium.  Right now I'm on 500 mg of Depakote.  I had been on Trileptal before and Risperdal.  I'm looking into the literature on Lithium and on Abilify intermingled with the vitamin supplement of Omega3.  Can anybody tell me that had been on Depakote what they liked or disliked if changed to one of the above mentioned drugs?  My mania seems to be in check but I also have closed... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/55339/19277/lithium-switch http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/55339/19104/introduction Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:03:00 -0500 Jen Hi Everybody, My name is Jen.  I'm 28-years-old and am married with three wonderful little girls.  I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder almost five years ago. Finding out that I was bipolar also lead me to my first brush with the law.  I always felt "different."  I had a tendency to make up stories when I was younger.  Nothing very hurtful at first, but the more attention I got the grander my... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/55339/19104/introduction