Information and opinions on health from Donna-1 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/922587/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/922587/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/922587/index http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/922587/139897/many-thanks Tue, 14 Jun 2011 04:08:38 -0400 Donna-1 Many thanks to those out there who always give more than they receive, who are are always willing to listen and respond, who put their own concerns aside to help others. Depression, even w/o being bipolar, is often and up-and-down proposition. You go along okay then suddenly fall through that trapdoor into the darkness. We all know what that's like.   It is so nice to have the oasis spot -- shade, cool water, green in the midst of sand... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/922587/139897/many-thanks http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/922587/139896/many-thanks Tue, 14 Jun 2011 04:07:29 -0400 Donna-1 Many thanks to those out there who always give more than they receive, who are are always willing to listen and respond, who put their own concerns aside to help others.  Depression, even w/o being bipolar, is often and up-and-down proposition.  You go along okay then suddenly fall through that trapdoor into the darkness.  We all know what that's like.   It is so nice to have the oasis spot -- shade, cool water, green in... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/922587/139896/many-thanks http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/922587/139845/tne-doctors Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:52:15 -0400 Donna-1 How much responsibility do you give your doctor? You have to give her some responsibility -- to have the training and experience and compassion necessary to treat you. But what about after you have heard the treatment options and hold the prescription in your hand and are walking out the door. Do you feel your responsibility starts there and that your doctor's responsibility ends there? She can be reached for consultation by phone, hopefully,... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/922587/139845/tne-doctors http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/922587/139746/delivering-news Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:07:53 -0400 Donna-1 I had to deliver some bad news to a friend today.  I had to disappoint her and left her thinking I didn't care, although I really care very much.  And in response to my heightened emotional state, I binged for the first time in 6 weeks.  I think that is a record number of weeks for me not to binge.  I have been on Weight Watchers since the first week of May and have lost 0.3 lbs per week so far.  Now, this week has just... http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/922587/139746/delivering-news http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/922587/139715/label Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:24:04 -0400 Donna-1 I am getting sick of labels.  I feel like I am in some kind of giant factory being run through a series of label machines, each one getting pasted over the other.  Which one is true?  My therapist this week says I have Asperger's Disorder, or High Functioning Autism.  The one before said I had multiple personalities (Dissociative Identity Disorder.)  Before that, it was PTSD.  Before that, schizophrenia,... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/922587/139715/label http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/922587/139512/explaining-obese Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:04:53 -0400 Donna-1 Although the following article does not go into the depth and breadth nor offer a solution that we might desire, it is interesting:   http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/06/themes-explaining-people-obese.html   I know from my own experience, I was thin until I began to take mood stabilizers in my early 40's.  Would I have gained weight at that age (also when I began menopause) anyway?  I would like to know, but of course it... http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/922587/139512/explaining-obese http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/922587/139311/regard Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:12:40 -0400 Donna-1 This is an interesting article about how therapists can use mindlessness to guide them toward becoming more fully involved in mindful relationships with their clients: http://blogs.psychcentral.com/mindfulness/2011/05/mindlessness-conversations-on-mindfulness-and-psychotherapy-part-i   I'm sure we have all experienced mindLESSness while trying to practice mindFULness.  And I don't think, as some, that they are one and the... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/922587/139311/regard http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/922587/138947/healthcare Thu, 26 May 2011 08:35:53 -0400 Donna-1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/05/managed-care-caused-mental-health-care-crisis.html   This article reveals the difficulty psychological counselors meet when trying to make a living from therapy.  Is worth a read. http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/922587/138947/healthcare http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/922587/138876/zyprexa Wed, 25 May 2011 04:36:09 -0400 Donna-1 Since I haven't been getting much sleep and have been highly anxious, racing thoughts, irritability, etc., for the last 3 weeks, I saw my pdoc yesterday.  He put me back on Zyprexa for one month.  If all is better by the end of that month then I can go back on the Saphris, which I much prefer.  Both meds have been "wonder drugs" for me, but the Zyprexa is my standby med if anything starts to go wrong.  I know it will always... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/922587/138876/zyprexa http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/922587/138535/illness Wed, 18 May 2011 16:24:56 -0400 Donna-1 Well, what is the alternative?  Abdication of the throne of self-knowledge?  I'm not saying we are responsible for the initial traumatizing event, whatever that might be, or for the fuzziness of diagnoses.  There may not BE that initial event.  There may not be a diagnosis with which you agree.  I'm saying once that event horizon or diagnostic state has been established, where do we go?  Are we responsible for what... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/922587/138535/illness