May 13th, 2009 
admin How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb? None. The light bulb has to want to change. It’s supposed to be a joke (a lame one, I know) but doesn’t this also apply to people? A lot of people who have bipolar disorder think that medication is all they need. They expect [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar 2, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, NOS 
Tags: behavioral, bipolar, lifestyle, medication, therapy, treatment 
No Comments » May 12th, 2009 admin I am experiencing an emotion that I don’t quite know how to deal with. Ever since the doctor upped my dosage of Lamictal, I have had a lot of anger and rage. Yesterday that changed. I have to figure out how to handle this emotion before it converts to anger. For a long time now, [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, My Personal Experiences, Symptoms Tags: about, all, anger, bipolar, coping, emotions, lamictal, rage, sadness No Comments » May 11th, 2009 admin I was reminded of psychosis this weekend and it frightened me beyond belief. Have you seen the movie The Eye with Jessica Alba? If you have and you have experienced psychosis, then you understand what I am talking about. If not, then this movie should give you a good idea of what it is like. [...]
May 7th, 2009 admin I have two sick kids at home today so I cannot spend much time writing. I have been promising to post more of Julian Beever’s artwork, but I have decided to share the works of Kurt Wenner instead. I received special permission to post these. His website is http://www.kurtwenner.com.
May 6th, 2009 admin I had a very busy afternoon yesterday and it has been a long morning. Where shall I begin? My 17-year-old son told me a few weeks ago that he was having issues with anxiety and depression. We waited a little while to see if it would pass but he recently began having panic attacks and [...]
Posted in My Personal Experiences, Panic Disorder Tags: about, all, anxiety, bipolar, depression, Lexapro, panic attacks, teens No Comments » May 5th, 2009 admin I am having some issues that I think may be side effects of my medication. Are you currently taking or have you taken Lamictal in the past? If so, have you experienced the same side effects? For several weeks now, I have had very vivid dreams. Most of them feel very real. I am thankful [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, My Personal Experiences, Symptoms Tags: about, all, bipolar, disorder, dreams, lamictal, side effects No Comments » May 4th, 2009 admin It has been some time since I had my last episode. I’ve been very near stabilization for awhile, but I had a complete meltdown Friday afternoon. I think part of it was caused by the recent change in the dosage of my medication and part of it was agoraphobia and panic. My husband had decided [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Agoraphobia, My Personal Experiences Tags: Agoraphobia, anger, bipolar, panic, rage No Comments » May 1st, 2009 admin If you have bipolar disorder, there are a few things that you should know to manage your treatment and make it more effective. Likewise, there are things that you should not do. The use of alcohol or drugs can and will affect the success of your treatment. Alcohol and drugs affects your judgement and your [...]
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