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posted 03/23/2008, comments (9)

A few questions - please help!! :(

My brother has schizophrenia and it happened 6 years ago... when he was in university.. he's only 25 now. He graduated (but took him longer than usual) and he's working now. I guess he's got a mild sz. The last 3 days I've been trying to research non-stop about schizophrenia, I want some answers. He acted weird 2 days ago and... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/21/2008, comments (4)

Finding the Right Doctor - A Memoir Excerpt

In this blog entry, I describe one of the visits to see Dr. Tarnoff, a pdoc I reluctantly stayed with for five years, even though three years into the sessions I toyed with finding someone else. Next month, I'll post an entry about my first meeting with Dr. Altman, the psychiatrist who engineered the successful drug switch I was so afraid... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/09/2008, comment (1)

Meds or Not

Meds or Not I have been taking a combination of drugs for the past eight years with relative success. Risperdal and Paxil were my first medications. The Risperdal took away all feelings and made me very focused with a side effect of extreme weight gain and subsequently diabetes. Before Risperdal my mood swings were exaggerated from low to... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/02/2007, comments (0)

An Interview with Kate Kiernan

I'm pleased to have interviewed Kate Kiernan, one of the top five "Best of 2007" award winners whose blog is titled "Yin and Yang". As I'm sure you'll see from our talk, she is a blessed person who has a lot to offer others with her hard-won insight and wisdom. CB: First, I'd like to ask what your diagnosis... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/28/2007, comments (2)

not so much interested as scared of having it myself

I have recently been diagnoised with major depression, then with a possible bipolar disorder. I currently take Wellburtin, Trazadone, Triliptal, and most recently Risperdal. I have never wanted to talk about the voice in my head that comments on how crazy I must be or when it feeds into the paranoia I... Read more Chevron

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