Why the resistance I wonder? If you had a headache you would take Tylenol without batting an eyelash. Without the drugs, my mind is broken and I can not function. I remember in 94 or 95 not wanting...
I completely agree with Jade. Those of us who are lucky enough to have long term pdocs, who care and are understanding will listen and respond to pretty much anything within reason. Clonopin is a...
My heart goes out to those people here who take their medicine, eat and sleep right, exercise, and yet are still affected with mania and depression. Recently, I've met a lot of people (in the world,...
Spanelly, Hang in there! I've switched from Zyprexa (10 years) to Abilify and have also noticed bouts of extreme rage where I want to punch people. I snapped at my boss the other day and had to...
I had been on Zyprexa (5mg) and Depakote (1000 mg) for close to ten years. I was scared to switch the Zyprexa to Abilify, but I thought I would share will all of you what the experience has been...
One of the fun things that I miss about manic states is the burst of creative energy and ideas that you have when you are tripping to squirell city. Is anyone here an artist? A musician? A comedian?...
Welcome, Shorty's Girl, You'll find your footing, and with a good doc you'll get back to a nice centered life where your moods will make sense again. There is nothing worse than those damn panic...
One of the things that's difficult about this disease is that it generally hits you when you are pretty young (teens or early twenties). During that time there are so many things changing (you, the...
Hey folks, My doc is thinking of switching my long term use of Zyprexa to Abilify, I'm scared of course because I've had a stable "normal" (still trying to figure out what that means) life for over...
I was diagnosed more or less in 1995 with Bipolar I. I've been stable with Zyprexa for about 9 years or so. I know a lot of people don't like that drug, but for me it has worked wonderfully. I live...