Everyone's replies depresses me!! Yes, you can get better. The key is demanding good doctors. I have had bipolar disorder for eight years, most of them miserable because I had lazy or condescending...
I have been on lithuim for eight years. I take 1200 mgs a day and my blood level is fine. I know that it will fluctuate a little if I sweat alot or eat alot of salt, but usually it is too small a...
It sounds like you were experiencing mixed states. I'm sorry, it is no fun. Mine are like severe dression mania hybrids. I have suicidal thoughts, but instead of being incapacitated and in bed, I...
Dear Hyde, As far as I know, dissociative disorders are caused from trauma. I experienced trauma as a child and by the time I was a teenager I had a dissociative disorder. I felt a disconnect between...
I loved Lamictal, it really helped stablize me. But after 5 months I got the rash. I started as little red dots, but the grew and joined and formed quarter sized lesions. They were very itchy. My...
I am a 33 year old female. I have been on lithium for 8 years and recently my doctor added Tegretol. I only lasted a month because the side effects (for me) were so bad. I experienced severe nausea-...
Dear Penny, I am a 33year old female and I take the regular Seroquel. I take it at night and it helps me sleep. I sleep soundly and wake up clear headed. I am very impressed with it so far (but I...