Information and opinions on health from Betty M. 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/6266/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/6266/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/6266/index http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/6266/140065/possibility Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:16:50 -0400 Betty M. My mood swings were unbelievable.  My depression quite often stuck me fast into a pit of such dispair I often thought suicide was the only answer.  I was on so many antidepressants and antipsychotics and often on three antidepressants at a time with an antipsychotic as well.  I had cognitive behavioral therapy as well.  My need to attach to someone who could be all things to me was so important to me that I was often beside... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/6266/140065/possibility http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/6266/14042/live-shorter-lives Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:55:00 -0400 Betty M. I read the bipolar individual lives on an average of seven years less than the general public.  Why is this? http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/6266/14042/live-shorter-lives http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/6266/13541/mood-mellitus Wed, 12 Sep 2007 01:12:00 -0400 Betty M. I have beeen suffering from bipolar disorder that I know of for the past ten years and I run into conflicts between my psychiatrist and my other health providers.  I need to be on mood stabilizers when I feel my life is spinning out of control and I need to wind down.  Though I have alot of problems with either tardictive dyskentia, or drowziness, my primary care person is worried about diabetes.  I do have a history of it in the... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/6266/13541/mood-mellitus