News of Bipolar Disorder Forum

Hi, I have yet to be diagnosed but my old psych Dr. said he believed I was bi-polar, I didn't think so then, but a couple months ago I "changed".

Honestly I was dealing with stress/paranoia at my home and at work and I felt like everyone was out to get me.

I had been drinking heavily for a couple of days and I noticed sometimes when I would drink heavily before I would get ...

My other took Geodon for about 3 years. @ weeks ago she stopped-cold turkey. She says that she feels like she has the flu. Are there withdrawl symptoms associated with this med?

Is anyone out there a rapid cycler or know anything about it OR know some good sites to check out? I am a rapid cycler, always seeming to be in one phase or another with very little "free time" inbetween. Just keep jumping from one phase to another and anything in between seems to be a mixed phase. Does this sound familiar to anyone whose phases occur in this manner. Also, at times they can ...

hi, i posted in schizoaffective asking this... but im probably headed for a bipolar diagnosis, i just want to know, if there's anyone out there with advice:

last yr i thought i was schizo, cuz im an artist but i was definitely doing work that wasn't art-like, it was more... my own delusional stuff, which everyone says is okay, cuz im an artist! this year i did it again, but it made more sense w/what ...

Hi, I'm writing from the UK, where the National Health Service has payed for pretty much all of my treatment and consultations -- and I dread to think how much it's cost. Just glancing over this forum I see that a lot of people don't have this luxury.

In countries without a uniform state health service, what happens to uninsured people who are unfortunate to have bipolarism? Do you have to sell everything you have ...

...God forbid that ever happens, I want to be prepared for it. So, I was hoping to get some recommendations from the forum-goers - books, articles, readings in general, etc.

I'm not going to worry that I have or will have it, but I can't just write off the possibilities either.

Well, I just thought I'd start a new thread to say this, because I've been writing on the suicide one for quite some time now.

I may not be going to public school next year. I may be homeschooled for one more year, but we will be doing it differently, so I won't get behind as much, and I won't have quite as much to do. So that's sort of good I guess. IT's my ...

I apologize but I am going to have to ask for some time from those who are taking the time to read this. But this time, I actually have something concrete. I would like those who respond or make the effort to read any of this, that they're greatly appreciated.

First of all, it may help to read my initial post: http://www.psychforums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5669

And this is what I just read: ...

I found out earlier in the week that my girlfriend has bipolar disorder, I realised today that it's much more serious that I had previously thought it was after she had a relapse and was admitted to hospital. The problem is that yesterday she said something awful about her father (which caused a lot of trouble), which was untrue. She's not a liar, she just believes so strongly that what she said is true.

My ...

Hi everyone! Well, my therapist started some med changes last tuesday. She decreased my seroquel and started me on geodon. I've taken geodon before with no problem. My problem right now is since she made these changes I have been way above hypermanic. Thats not even a strong enough word for what I am. My gf and my daughter are both talking about how I am acting. I went yesterday and blew a hundred and ...