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- I have my second appointment with my pdoc later this morning. I'm really nervous and not sure how much I should tell him. I want him to know how bad my symptoms are right now but I don't want their office pushing me to go to the hospital again...
- I'm looking for some insight into why some people with bipolar are able to function so well while others have a harder time with bipolar. There are a bunch of possible contributing factors that I can come up with; extended time between onset and...
- I was cruising around the internet this morning (as usual) and ran across an interesting site. I thought it was very interesting and wanted to share the information with all of you. I hope that maybe it can help us change for the better. Here is...
- I just read a study that says that taking depakote in combination with lithium has been shown to be more effective in preventing relapse. It also says that lithium is more effective than depakote. I was wondering if anyone out there has experience...
- I've been on meds for about 6 weeks now and was starting to feel better. I've been slowly cleaning up the apartment and getting it more organized, getting myself on a schedule, trying to shower every day and exercise. The last few days I've had...
- I haven't been able to get in for an appointment with my psychiatrist for almost 6 weeks. I was put on Depakote at the first appointment and given a blood test to check for liver damage about a week after I started it. They have had to reschedule...
- I feel like I've run up against a brick wall. I finally got diagnosed as bipolar last month (after being misdiagnosed as depressed for 12 years). At this point I no longer have any friends to turn to for support. My boyfriend is wonderful in...
- Yesterday I was diagnosed as being bipolar. It occurred to me today that maybe my son is too. I had my son evaluated to see what was going on with him when he was quite young. He has been receiving special help but has never had a diagnosis. I...
- I took my new medication (depakote) last night and I just can't believe the difference. I never realized just how tense I was all the time, or how disconnected my thoughts were. I realized last night after I took my medication though. I'm not...
- Well after 12 years of being diagnosed as depression with psychotic features I am now officially diagnosed as bipolar. I got my new script for meds today. I am happy because I feel like I might finally have a stable life with the right meds. I'm...
- Yesterday was incredibly stressful for me. I was irritable but self-assured, confident, and able to hold myself together. Now today I'm an absolute nervous wreck. Is it weird for a stressful event to effect your mood the next day? I'm not on...
- I have been diagnosed as having clinical depression with psychotic features but I am almost positive I am bipolar (which can also have psychotic features). I am trying to get help and I'm very frustrated with the results so far. I really am hoping...
- I know that this isn't the "right" room for this but I feel the most comfortable in here and need all the advice I can get right now. Please read this and give me some advice.I really could use some advice for how to deal with my situation. I have...
- I really could use some advice for how to deal with my situation. I have major depression with psychotic features. I have been hospitalized once when I was 15 because the depression got bad enough that the psychotic features kicked in. I am now...
- I wanted to say thank you to all of you in this support group. I have felt so alone and misunderstood lately. When I came across this group online I wasn't sure if anyone would even respond to my posts or questions. I was worried about being...