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  • About Me

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    candikisses

    Female, 35, Seeing Someone
    IL, USA
    Member since July 12

    • About Me

      I have Bi-polar and Borderline Personality Disorder

      I have Bi-polar and Borderline Personality Disorder

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  • Journal

    • Home from the hospital!!!

      Mood August 9, 2009 3:36pm

      As some of you know,I admitted myself to the physc. ward of the hospital because my new meds were having a adverse affect on me.And made 3 weeks of …

    • Journal Entry for July 28, 2009

      Mood July 28, 2009 8:34pm

    • Going to the hospital.

      Mood July 28, 2009 8:15pm

      Within the last 3 weeks I have been very mentally unstable.This all started originally 2 months ago,I was admitted into the hospital for plurisy.Well …

    • He did the same thing all over again!!!

      Mood July 27, 2009 11:29am

      I was very mentally unstable last night and did need to go to a hospital,but I will not go to the crappy place that we have around here.Number one it …

    • trying to work on my goals some

      Mood July 24, 2009 12:47pm

      This week when I went to see my therapist,I asked her for some readable information I could have.She gave me a 21 page booklet on my BPD so I can …

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    • Close Personality Disorders
      Type: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

      because I recently learned that I have Borderline Personality Disorder and I would like to know more about it.

    • Close Bipolar Disorder

      I have had BiPolar since I was 13 and I am now 34.I just kind of wanted to learn new ways to get support besides my regular weekly support group.

      Treatments

      Abilify Somewhat Helpful
      Only worked for awhile
      Ativan Somewhat Helpful
      I have taken this for along time and it really helps with my anxiety attacks
      Celexa Somewhat Helpful
      Only worked for awhile
      Depakote Somewhat Helpful
      Only worked for awhile
      Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Too Soon to Tell
      Will be staring this next week
      Group Therapy Too Soon to Tell
      Will be starting a DBT group next week
      Lamictal Somewhat Helpful
      Only worked for awhile
      Risperdal Not Working
      Did not like the way it made me feel
      Seroquel Too Soon to Tell
      Just started taking this
      Topamax Too Soon to Tell
      Just started taking this
      Trileptal Not Working
      gave me a extremely low sodium count so had to be taken off of it
      Wellbutrin Somewhat Helpful
      Only worked for awhile
    • Open Anxiety

      Because I have been dealing with this disease since I was 13 and I always am looking for more support

      Treatments

      Ativan Working / Worked
      Has always worked well for me
      Lexapro Somewhat Helpful
      only worked for awhile
      Paxil Somewhat Helpful
      only worked for awhile
      Trazodone Not Working
      was suicidal on it
    • Open Breakups & Divorce

      I have been through many of breakups and 2 divorces and now I am realizing it may be somewhat my fault.

      Treatments

      Forgiveness Working / Worked
      I have somewhat forgiven my kid's dad for the things he did,but not all the way but I still have to get along with him for the kids.
      Leave Working / Worked
      This was the morning I woke up and decided enough was enough and left a note for him telling him to get out.
      Pets Working / Worked
      I do feel that my animals help me out a lot when I'm feeling down..
      Support Groups Working / Worked
      I have been to many different types of groups and this was one that I did get a lot of helpful advice from.
      Talking Working / Worked
      I did vent a lot to my friend and in group.
      Time Working / Worked
      Well almost ev1 knows it does take time to heal.
    • Open COPD & Emphysema

      Treatments

      Accolate Working / Worked
      Advair Working / Worked
      Albuterol Working / Worked
      Atrovent Working / Worked
    • Open Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)

      To understand more about this.

    • Open Panic Attacks

      This come right along with my anxiety.

      Treatments

      Ativan Working / Worked
      This does help me tremendously.
      Seroquel Working / Worked
      Seems to be working but even though I take it before bed,I feel tired all day the next day.
      Trazodone Not Working
      This gave me suicidal thoughts.
    • Open Parenting Teenagers (12-18)

      Because I need advice about my 16 yr. old son,he is driving me up a wall.

      Treatments

      Patience Not Working
    • Open Parenting 'Tweens (9-12)

      My daughter is going on 12 and has adhd and is very hard to handle they also think she may be bi-polar like me.

      Treatments

      Patience Not Working
    • Open Parents of Children with ADHD

      My daughter is going on 12 and has adhd and is very hard to handle they think she may even have bi-polar.

    • Open Smoking Addiction & Recovery

      Because I have tried many of times and have never succeeded fully.

      Treatments

      Chantix Working / Worked
      When I remember to take it.
      Cold Turkey Working / Worked
      Only worked for about 2 months.
      Smoking Cessation Class Working / Worked
      Only helped for the first few weeks.
      Support Groups Not Working
      Wellbutrin Not Working
      This did not work at all.
      Willpower Not Working
      I don't have very much will power.
    • Open Video Game Addiction

      Because I am on my pc 24/7 and ev1 in my family complains about it.

    • Open Lupus

      I am wanting to learn more about lupus actually systemic lupus because a good friend of mine has it.

    • Open Obesity

      Because I have had been on the rollercoaster diets all my life,even had gastric bypass surgery and I failed at that.

      Treatments

      Gastric Bypass Surgery Working / Worked
      It did work,but I made it fail.
      Topamax Working / Worked
      I am on this now for mood swings didn't know it had anything to do with weight loss.
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