January 5th, 2012 
admin February 2012 marks our fourth annual Bipolar Disorder Awareness Month. As always, I will be accepting guest posts from anyone who has been affected by bipolar disorder. I’m looking for personal experiences, insight on the disorder, new medical findings – anything related to bipolar disorder. As many of you know, our host disappeared overnight without [...]
December 20th, 2011 admin Everyone knows the holiday season is a difficult time for anyone who has bipolar disorder or any other mental illness. Perhaps it is the stress of the holiday rush. Maybe there are painful memories associated with the holidays. Maybe it is the feeling of being alone in all of this. Whatever the reason, it happens. [...]
October 17th, 2010 admin “NeuroStar is an alternative to medication to treat depression in some cases. It is transcranial magnetic stimulation, which is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treatment of patients with major depression who have not benefited from prior antidepressant treatment. It does not involve surgery or anesthesia, is not taken by mouth and [...]
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1 Comment » August 13th, 2010 admin FDA: Aseptic Meningitis Risk with Use of Seizure Drug Lamictal The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning that the drug Lamictal (lamotrigine) can cause aseptic meningitis, an inflammation of the protective membranes (meninges) that cover the brain and spinal cord not caused by bacterial infection. Aseptic meningitis has a number of [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar 2, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS, Symptoms Tags: adverse, all about bipolar, aseptic meningitis, chills, confusion, drowsiness, fever, headache, lamictal, lamotrigine, medication, nausea, rash, reactions, seizure medication, sensitivity to light, side effects, stuff neck, vomiting No Comments » August 10th, 2010 admin Amber says: “What drives me nuts is that no one ever says how medication can interact with alcohol. I know that they can interact, some more than others, but I would like specifics so that I can make an informed decisions as to whether or not I’ll have a couple of glasses of wine. Self-medicating [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar 2, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS, Symptoms Tags: alcohol, all about bipolar, ativan, celexa, elalvil, interact, interactions, interfere, lamictal, Lexapro, lithium, medications, paxil, prozac, seroquel, symbyax, topamax, wellbutrin, zoloft Comments Off February 11th, 2010 admin I sincerely wanted the second annual Bipolar Disorder Awareness Month to be even bigger than last year. My life has become quite hectic in the past few weeks and it has prevented me from fulfilling my goals. I have faith that next year will be better. I would like to ask all of you to [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar 2, Bipolar Awareness Month, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS Tags: 2010, awareness, bipolar, disorder, month No Comments » January 4th, 2010 admin vvvFebruary 2010 will be the second annual Bipolar Disorder Awareness Month! Our goal is to reduce discrimination through awareness and education. I need your help! You can help raise awareness in several ways: Host a badge! To increase the amount of participants and spread awareness, I am asking you to consider placing a Bipolar Disorder [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar 2, Bipolar Awareness Month, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS, Psychosis, Symptoms Tags: about, all, all about bipolar, awareness, badge, banner, bipolar, Bipolar Disorder Awareness Month, button, disorder, essay, month, volunteer No Comments » December 18th, 2009 admin I have strong feelings about relationships. Is this related to bipolar disorder? I think some of it is, but some of it is not. I love my husband very much, but I have a constant fear that he will leave me. It stems back to my first marriage. For more than seven years, I was [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar 2, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS Tags: about, all, bipolar, disorder, friends, friendships, love, marriage, relationships, trust, wisdom No Comments » December 15th, 2009 admin “It’s me again…the voice of despair.” I am ignoring my voices today and feeling pretty smug about it. Why? Because I told on them and they know they are in trouble. Last night, I decided it was time to enlist help. I need someone to make sure I take my medication every night. I laid [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar 2, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS, Psychosis, Symptoms Tags: about, all, bipolar, disorder, medication, Psychosis, safety net, suicide, voices No Comments » December 14th, 2009 admin As I continue my downward spiral into the depths of depravity in the midst of December, my “brave face” is already starting to wash away. This is not going to be good. I have agoraphobia and that is a terrible thing to have during the holidays. I am okay with a crowd of friends because [...]
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