Schizophrenia - All People Who Are Taking "Abilify"

Michael Dote

posted 11/23/2009, comment (1)

Sleepless night giving way to more reflection

I'm setting out to write a short entry, but what this will end up is what this will end up. I am experiencing insomnia, something that I experience rarely. I think this is one of the side effects of abilify, which I recently added. The new medication is great- my spirits are high and I'm as sharp as I was before I developed sz. People are... Read more Chevron

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Kate K.

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I am a visual artist who also likes to write songs and blog

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posted 11/15/2009, comments (3)

Nearby Support Group And My Creative Work On The Net

I'm sorry I haven't been around for quite a while. My computer broke and I didn't get a new one for over a month. During that time, because I was more isolated than usual, I almost fell into a Jesus delusion. I managed to catch myself by listening back to my audio journal (I have been tape recording myself for about two years... Read more Chevron

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Claudia Krizay

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posted 10/29/2009, comment (1)

Electoconvulsive thereapy (ECT)

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posted 06/29/2009, comments (6)

New Study: Cognitive therapies ineffective for Sz.

I read about this recent study on the Science Daily website. I found it sobering yet I agree with it's findings. I have been fortunate enough to be in therapy for most of my illness, good times and bad. It is good for me, I think, to have someone I can talk openly about my illness/symptoms with. It's nice to talk about... Read more Chevron

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Pamela Wagner

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posted 03/18/2009, comment (1)

My New Book is coming out

Just wanted to share the news that my new book of poetry, about my journey from illness to recovery, is coming out at the end of this month, and is already available for preorder from Amazon.com. (See link below) In it are poems from my twenty-four years of writing, plus commentary by Dr. Mary O'Malley, psychiatrist. It is called WE MAD... Read more Chevron

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