Information and opinions on health from Stigma Buster 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/718436/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/718436/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/718436/index http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/718436/138171/day Wed, 11 May 2011 21:29:22 -0400 Stigma Buster Just the other day I was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. I was shocked, I didn't know what to think. Can I recover from this. Can I lead a normal life? http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/718436/138171/day http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/718436/138092/diagnosis Tue, 10 May 2011 15:07:04 -0400 Stigma Buster Yesterday I met a new doc and told her that I was seeing things and hearing things as well. She said that I had skitzoaffective disorder and that I was not only bipolar. I was very throughn back to say the least. I am still very confused about the label. http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/718436/138092/diagnosis http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/718436/135675/feeling-zyprexa Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:45:00 -0400 Stigma Buster I just reacently got hospitilized for my anger and the doc put me on zyprexa. I am takeing 15 milligrams and so far have had no bad side affects from it. Zyprexa is makeing me loose weight not gain weight. So its very bennifitial that I take it. If others have things to say about zyprexa. Please blog and send me a comment or two. http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/718436/135675/feeling-zyprexa http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/718436/133302/medication Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:00:44 -0500 Stigma Buster I think that my doc finally got my medications right. I havent visited the psych ward in 8 months now. I feel great on my new combination of medication of medication now. I feel like a million bucks and I hope the rest of you feel the same way. Any way write me back and tell me how you feel. Your friend Stigma Buster http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/718436/133302/medication http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/718436/121675/navane Sat, 09 Oct 2010 22:41:51 -0400 Stigma Buster I went off navane a couple of days ago and was put on seroquel. The change kinde of rocked my body. I have had two out bursts in class, and hightened sences. I have also in one of my out bursts have threatened some one. I have also ended up in the er and the doctor sent me home with ativan. Please tell me that my days will get better and the seroquel will start to work. http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/718436/121675/navane http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/718436/115010/talking-doctor Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:10:15 -0400 Stigma Buster I am courentally taking risperdal stelazine and depakote and I have been having anxioty ever since they have taken me off of the haldol. So now I have to talk to my doctor about increasing my risperdal  to 3 millagrams so that I can take it 3 times a day and hopefully get my anxioty under controle. So I hope that works out ok. I have been laying awake at night until 3 woring about events that may or have or will happen. I worrie about... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/718436/115010/talking-doctor http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/718436/114097/home Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:17:12 -0400 Stigma Buster I just got home from the hospital and they put me on stellazine and it makes me grogy as hell. Im back on my rispridal and feel much better on it. In the hospital it was really wierd being in there. Tho I was locked up with this really cool old lady. She was really funny I tought this old woman how to bump knuckels and she was in her sevendeys. I was only in there for a day in a half then released and refered to a program down in bismark that I... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/718436/114097/home http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/718436/110623/job Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:24:21 -0400 Stigma Buster I have just started a job as a diatery aid in a retirement home. I am bipolar and my boss is normal. Should I tell her that Im bipolar. Send me some replies, I want to know what you guys think that I should do. http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/718436/110623/job http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/718436/109014/doctor Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:43:49 -0400 Stigma Buster I got in to see this new doctor a few days ago. He put me on depakote and a high dose of haldol. I thought he was very entertaining to watch. It was as if he was very nervous being around new patients. But eventually he seemed to warm up to me, and I warmed up to him. Next time I think that I should act like a winning contestant on the price is right when he comes to get me in the waiting area. I think that would be really... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/718436/109014/doctor http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/718436/107273/tool Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:15:50 -0400 Stigma Buster Last night was a bad night. I really had the erge to physically hurt the next individuel that looked at me the wrong way. So I went to a bar that has pool tabels inside. I played 2 games and then calmed down. That was a very good distraction techneak and one that has worked for me the best so far. Then I went home and took my meds that calmed me down even more than I was able to sleep. I really encourage others out there to try a game of pool if... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/718436/107273/tool