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Up And Down And All Around

Thursday, March 1, 2012

[photo source: Library of Congress]
Holy Mother Of God, we have been on a wild ride this past month.  The impact of the move has finally hit Rye and he is struggling with Stability.  And we are all along for the ride.
On the good news of things, we do have a new psychiatrist now.  And we [...]

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Disheartened

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Well, I’ll tell you, we are having a great time on our trip.  I will say, though, that on this trip I have been spending quite a bit of time reading blogs, reading books, and reading articles  in the evenings when the world becomes quiet.
And I am disheartened.
This week I was asked to speak on [...]

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Aunt T. Murray. Mayfield. Paducah. Me.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

When someone dies, it can be a struggle to remember.  Remember what they sound like [sounded like]. Remember their sayings and their idiosyncrasies.  Remember what it felt like to be in their presence.
And the post yesterday got me thinking…
When I lived in Kentucky, I had an Aunt T that lived there as well.  Neither of [...]

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Deep Brain Stimulation, Brain Pacemakers To Ease Psychiatric Illness

Friday, February 25, 2011

note:  source, this image is for illustration purposes only and shows where the electrodes would be placed to treat Parkinson’s
Science is not there yet but Deep Brain Stimulation has been studied for many years now in an effort to alleviate symptoms of movement disorders as well as hard to treat depression and OCD.  And there [...]

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Bipolar Rages

Monday, January 17, 2011

Rages are an extreme presentation of behavior that can be exhibited in unstable people with bipolar disorder.  Some say rages are brought on by depression, some say mania, and some say they are seizures.  Really, it doesn’t matter.   The fact is, nothing good comes from rages.
Rages are:  out of control, destructive, yelling, screaming, hitting, [...]

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Depression And Bipolar Support [DBSA] Meeting

Friday, March 19, 2010

I have been wanting to go to one of these for months.   And yet I never went.
I was nervous to go.  Being honest, it all sounded a bit depressing.  No, more than a bit depressing.  Really depressing.  A bunch of depressed people sitting around discussing depression?  Yikes.   What could be worse, really?
Well, last night I [...]

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Antidepressant [SSRI] Stories And Dangers

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Well, I had a post in mind for today but then I sat down to the computer to write and changed my mind.  I received this comment from Shila on Goodnight Moon, Goodnight Seroquel and had to change my direction.
I’m fourteen, and after a recent suicide attempt overdose on Wellbutrin, I had to stay at [...]

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Bipolar Child Or Highly Sensitive Child?

Friday, February 19, 2010

I ask myself this question often with regard to Rye.  Is he really bipolar or is he just highly sensitive?  Granted, he has had periods of mania and psychosis which by textbook definition make him bipolar.  However, every time he has had true mania or psychosis it has been initially induced by psychiatric medications.  Specifically [...]

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Lyme Disease, Psychosis, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Sherry posted this in the comments section and I thought I’d post it here because it’s an important story to me.
She wrote:
Here is a cause of psychotic behavior in teens that I was not aware of–Lyme Disease!
I am a member of an online book club that has long since evolved into more of a friends [...]

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