Description : What is the "upside" to suffering from bipolar illness?
Last Answer : answer:@Ana1234 My ex. was bipolar and she was very creative! Here is a good site where they discuss this issue! http://www.depressionforums.org/forums/Upside-Bipolar-Disorder-t46912.html
Description : Is bipolar disorder a problem with chemicals in the brain, or a mental illness?
Last Answer : I imagine it would affect insurance policies, but other than that it doesn’t really matter. The last half of your question confused me a bit, could you clarify?
Description : An Introduction to Bipolar Illness?
Last Answer : Bipolar illness affects nearly 5.7 million people in the United States. The disorder is the sixth leading cause of disabilities across the globe and can significantly effect the lives of ... someone that has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder are more likely to develop the disorder themselves.
Description : About Bipolar Illness?
Last Answer : Bipolar disorder or bipolar illness is a mood disorder. Individuals who suffer from this disorder have mood changes from severe excitement or mania to extremely low periods of depression. The mood swings ... patient visits several times. He or she must also disclose all symptoms to the physician.
Description : Drugs effective in bipolar illness include the following except: A. Olanzapine B. Diazepam C. Sodium valproate D. Lamotrigine
Last Answer : B. Diazepam
Description : The following drug can be used as an alternative to lithium in mania and bipolar illness: A. Carbamazepine B. Carisoprodol C. Clomipramine D. Diethyl carbamazine
Last Answer : A. Carbamazepine
Description : Did you ever cure yourself of a serious illness without prescription medications or surgeries?
Last Answer : answer:I feel most medications are not necessary and we can heal ourselves through various methods. Not all but most. -One of my methods is asking my God to bathe me in white healing light and ... and get my right hours of sleep every night. -Cleanliness is important to me as well as exercise.
Description : Could I ask you guys your experiences with medication on bipolar/depression?
Last Answer : I had the same reaction to Lamictal and when I started Abilify I gained weight like crazy. I finally had to tell my doctor that we needed to try something else. I'm now taking Ativan and Neurontin. ... it seems to be working. All I can suggest is asking your doctor to try something else. Good luck!
Description : Can I drink alcohol on my prescription medication?
Last Answer : Read the product info sheet that comes with the Cefadroxil. If you go to the company’s website, I am sure you can find it there in case you don’t have the product info sheet anymore.
Description : Is it legal for Americans to buy prescription medication from Canada so long as they have a valid script?
Last Answer : Try calling Doctorsolve and see if they stock the drug and can fill it with your Dr.‘s Rx. I used it all the time to get drugs that were discontinued or just cheaper. It is legal.
Description : Why do some prescription and non-prescription medication bottles contain cotton and other do not?
Last Answer : answer:Originally it was thought that it would protect them from humidity. But the cotton just absorbs any moisture and then you have damp cotton balls on top of your meds. The more efficient thing ... from moisture. The capsule ones usually have a warning printed on them to not swallow them :)
Description : What are the best LEGAL ways to get prescription medication in the United States?
Last Answer : Try contacting Several different mail order pharmacies and local pharmacies to get the best price. Some might negotiate with you, especially the smaller local pharmacies. Medco is one of the larger mail ... shop around. However, I would advise don't drive yourself crazy, IVF is stressful enough.
Description : If you were a prescription medication, what would your side effects include?
Last Answer : A headache, that’s for sure!
Description : you cannot be charged with dui for driving under the influence of legal prescription medication -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The given statement is false.
Description : If someone has required medication, health insurances must cover the whole prescription.?
Last Answer : If someone has required medication, health insurances must cover the whole prescription.
Description : How to Save Money on Prescription Medication
Last Answer : How to Save Money on Prescription Medication Everything costs high these days, including medicines. For people with serious illnesses, prescription medication draws the line between life and death. The problem ... break your back, your savings in the bank, and the other important things in life.
Description : What was this brief illness I had and what was my medication?
Last Answer : It may have been H Pylori which I had a second time. Not sure.
Description : Can taking medication for an illness be considered an addiction?
Last Answer : answer:No, but he/she will return to the symptomatic state that they were in before they started medication. Moat drugs are not addictive in nature.
Description : What is the reason when people ask about medication/illness solution?
Last Answer : answer:Aside from the most truthful answer (only the asker really knows), here are some possibilities (in no particular order): 1. A person who just found out about an illness might be looking for ... each year.) I'm not saying these reasons are valid, but may be reasonable under certain conditions.
Description : Why is medication "always" the seeming answer for mental illness?
Last Answer : answer:Management of troublesome patients suddenly became much easier with the discovery of neuroleptic drugs in the 1970s. This is what eventually enabled the States to empty their mental institutions and ... may not even work (there is mounting evidence that Prozac is no better than placebo.)
Description : Anticoagulant medication is indicated in: A. Immobilized elederly patients B. Buerger’s disease C. Stroke due to cerebral thrombosis D. All of the above
Last Answer : A. Immobilized elederly patients
Description : Folinic acid is specifically indicated for: A. Prophylaxis of neural tube defect in the offspring of women receiving anticonvulsant medication B. Counteracting toxicity of high dose methotrexate C. Pernicious anaemia D. Anaemia associated with renal failure
Last Answer : C. Pernicious anaemia
Description : Disease modifying antirheumatic drugs are indicated in rheumatoid arthritis: A. In place of NSAIDs in patients who donot tolerate the latter B. Along with NSAIDs in patients with progressive ... to afford symptomatic relief D. In all patients irrespective of disease status/ concurrent medication
Last Answer : B. Along with NSAIDs in patients with progressive disease
Description : What is the difference between manic depression and bipolar depression?
Last Answer : Manic depression is the older term for what is now called bipolar disorder.
Description : What to do about a bipolar mom who screams nonstop at me, her husband, and the kids?
Last Answer : This is a heartbreaking situation but if your citizenship status is safe, it sounds like you need to look for a different position. You can try to help the kids but ultimately you can't protect them from ... you can improve your situation soon. I feel for you. Welcome to Fluther! Hope we can help.
Description : Is this the reality of living with bipolar?
Last Answer : I live with bipolar disorder type 2. I was diagnosed in 2001, and I've been on many different medications. In 2013, my prescriber switched me off Abilify-Depakote combination to Latuda. It works wonderfully for me. My ... all the luck in the world. PM me if you want. I write a blog about how I cope.
Description : Does anyone have experience with bipolar disorder?
Last Answer : I've experienced 1st and 2nd hand relationships with bipolar people. My ex took some different medications for it and ended up having some pretty severe effects which don't sound at all like ... to the paranoia than the bipolar, I would say) keeping supportive friends was challenging. Best wishes!
Description : Who has experiance with Bipolar disorder and Merena IUD?
Last Answer : I’m very sorry I cannot help you but I wish you every success in finding a solution to your problem, it sounds like you are grappling with some big decisions.
Description : Is it advisable for someone who is bipolar to keep a loaded gun in the house?
Last Answer : It's a bad idea for anyone to keep a loaded gun in the house, and worse for someone who is bipolar. Depression and despair are implicit in bipolar; it is not far from there to suicidal impulses and ... pretty rapid way to commit suicide without any way to change one's mind in the midst of the act.
Description : Do you think my boss is bipolar?
Last Answer : This sounds more lie ADD than bipolar with a little personality disorder thrown in.
Description : I think I have Bipolar Disorder for 4 years and just realize it now. What should I do?
Last Answer : Definitely go see a psychiatrist. S/he will help you determine if your mood swings are a “normal” part of growing up or bipolar. If you are bipolar, there are a lot of ways you can be stabilized and balanced but it should be treated. A counselor at your college can help you find a referral.
Description : Bipolar disorder: What clues you in to the difference between legitimate fear/paranoia and symptomatic or imagined attacks?
Last Answer : answer:In my personal experience with bipolar disorder, I can't readily tell the difference until afterwards. That's the problem. I can't recognize the unreasonable, delusional fears from the legitimate ones. ( ... and one mood stabilizer. It all works to keep me on an even keel, more or less.
Description : In bipolar, what is a mixed state?
Last Answer : Depression mixed with euphoria.
Description : A question for bipolar sufferers?
Last Answer : answer:I understand these symptoms very well. While it's been a long time since I went days with little or not sleep, I remember it well. Everything was heightened. Though I was weary, I couldn't sleep. I ... awful. I wish you the best of luck. Feel free to send me a private message, if you want.
Description : Anybody know a GOOD BIPOLAR MED?
Last Answer : answer:Welcome to Fluther. I hope you like it here. There are a number of people who will have something to say about this subject. There are as many medication combinations for bipolar as there are bipolar ... now, we have to change dosages every once in a while. I wish you the best of luck.
Description : How can I support a bipolar friend who may be decompensating?
Last Answer : janbb Not bipolar that I know of. I’d let them know you’re there for them and ask if they want to talk. Give them an opening and hope they come to you. If I’m offbase I sure hope someone will tell me.
Description : I am bipolar, and currently I have no support?
Last Answer : I’ve looked for a free service for you to try. I came up with this. I have no idea if this will be of any help for you, @Shippy, but if you are willing to give it a try, here you go: http://www.phobics-awareness.org/forum/
Description : Does this sound like bipolar disorder or is it my depression?
Last Answer : It's not easy to say, but my gut says, probably depression. Bipolar can have irritability as a symptom, but depression makes people irritable as well. I'd be more suspicious of bipolar if you ... and how it led you to do destructive things because you had trouble connecting with your human limits.
Description : Bipolar disorder or plain evil?
Last Answer : False alternative. What’s wrong with Bipolar AND evil?
Description : Question for those familiar with Bipolar Disorder?
Last Answer : I haven’t been through the rapid cycling, but I am bipolar. I posted a long answer here to something similar to this. I hate to just point you to the answer to another question on here, but it really is what works for me.
Description : What is the chance that I will end up becoming bipolar since I have struggled with depression for along time?
Last Answer : answer:Please consider seeing a psychiatrist and getting prescribed meds. They can really help, and new and better meds for depression are coming out all the time. Just be warned, it can take a while to ... from. Tell them what you are afraid of. Tell them what you want to accomplish. Good luck.
Description : Are there any people dealing with Bipolar Disorder type 1?
Last Answer : Meditation works though requires discipline, but is better than medication. Sometimes it is good to just sit down for silent time, clear your mind for at least fifteen to twenty minutes and disengage from all ... You could try some relaxing music, if you can afford it going to get a massage, etc.
Description : How well do bipolar medications help at regulating moods?
Last Answer : It may take a while to get the right combination that works for you. You have a really tough illness. I am so sorry about your diagnosis. My daughter and has decided to try to avoid medications but she ... so good. She does take an anxiety med about twice a month when it gets really bad. Good luck!
Description : Help me understand bipolar disorder? PLEASE READ DETAILS?
Last Answer : answer:I don't think you can generalize about how long a manic or a deoressive stage will last, it is so individual, depends on how fast they seek treatment, if they find the right drug off ... and then they might start sliding backwards. I'll forward your question to some jellies who are bipolar.
Description : Have any of you taken Trileptal for either seziures or bipolar?
Last Answer : I have had several friends on Tegretol, it’s old formulation. It just makes you really, really sleepy – it’s really great for when you have so many nightmares you never get any restful sleep.
Description : Does anyone use or have experience using adderall which is now used off label for bipolar disorder?
Last Answer : answer:I haven't, but I know people who have. I think it's like any other drug regimen. All of our bodies respond to the different drugs in different ways. We are experimenting to see if there is a ... so, unless the side effects are horrible, it's good to hang with it for a while. Good luck!
Description : Bipolar II- anyone find yourselves to be mostly depressed with episodes of quick to anger?
Last Answer : answer:I'm also bipolar. Like you, I rarely get manic episodes. I tend to get depressed more often. I don't have problems with anger now, but I have in the past. I think learning to be calm ... . I hold nothing back. This gives them the best stuff to work with in determining my course of treatment.
Description : Bipolar is to Borderline Personality Disorder as...
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Description : Any tips on dealing with someone who is bipolar?
Last Answer : Are you talking about people who have actually been diagnosed with BP or you suspect they have it because of the symptoms you see?
Description : Would you please help me think of a name for my blog about being bipolar?
Last Answer : What about North and South?