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Clozaril

A recent question about Clozaril prompted me to write this post. Let me say that I am not a pdoc or clinician. I took Clozaril for a number of years. The med is amazing. I felt the best in my life while on it. One of the side effects it lowers white blood cells (agranulocytosis). That is why I needed weekly CBC... Read more Chevron

posted 02/26/2011, comment (1)|

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Hospital saving grace

I am back. I spent the last 7 days in the hospital. The anxiety got to be so high I wanted die. According to the crisis unit I have been there 18 times with 14 admissions in the past 22 years. This stay was different than any other. I wasn't depressed (though I wanted to die), no voices but high levels of anxiety.... Read more Chevron

posted 02/26/2011, comments (4)|

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Healing Our Fractured Health Care

Fresh Medicine provides a compelling and rational solution to the mess we're in with health care. The author itemizes the steps we need to take to change the system for the better.Philip Bredesen is the Democratic governor of Tennessee. He claims we need to establish systems of care that are continually reviewed and upgraded by an independent... Read more Chevron

posted 02/20/2011, comment (1)|

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Don Fraser

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Getting Caught Up With My Writing

As I said, getting caught up. It's like I've been away or something. Truth be known I've had a few problems that I didn't expect and didn't have the time or right frame of mind to write here. I've been getting some unexplained paranoia so I've been... Read more Chevron

posted 01/04/2011, comment (1)|

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My fight is back!

I was diagnosed with bipolar a few years ago. Rapid cycler with more depression than mania. I stopped taking my meds a year and a half ago and have been fine up until now. I am going into a depression rapidly and the despair I feel is so overwhelming. I have been thinking of checking myself in somewhere for help, but that would hurt my... Read more Chevron

posted 12/05/2010, comments (0)|

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