Category Archives: bipolar disorder

Alright, which one of you did something nice?


So I just got this email: “You’ve Been Nominated for a WEGO Health Activist Award You have been nominated for the Best in Show: Blog Award in this year’s WEGO Health Activist Awards! Nominations (like yours) are open through December 31st, … Continue reading

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Another Seroquel Side Effect To Be Aware Of


I just wanted to write a short post to let people know that they really need to be on their game when it comes to paying attention to Seroquel side effects. For the last couple of years I’ve been having … Continue reading

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Side Effects: Let’s Talk About Tardive Dyskensia


As I mentioned in my previous post, I’ve been experiencing some muscle spasms or what I think of as more like jerking because I would look ridiculous if anyone saw me. I spoke to my psychiatrist about it and he … Continue reading

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Honoring My Inner Introvert


At this week’s therapy session I told my therapist that I’ve been having a few weeks of irritability and interspersed with depression. I count these as bipolar mood swings and don’t feel the need to talk about them but she said that … Continue reading

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Feeling the need to pull back in life


My husband told me the other day that he was in a bad mood. He was tired from work and tired from some other responsibilities he has. He was listing them and he mentioned dealing with me as being a stressor and … Continue reading

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