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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Please describe the manic and depressive phases of bipolar. |
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Posted: 27 Jan 2014, 4:05 am
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Bipolar, lithium and art |
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Posted: 23 Nov 2013, 10:36 pm
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| He could try Sodium Valproate (the hand shaking varies depending on the individual I believe). I tried lithium first and had the hand tremors plus it wasn't very effective, then Sodium Valproate which was effective and I didn't get hand tremors. They are the 2 most commonly prescribed mood stabilize... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Why i had only 95 IQ |
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Posted: 23 Nov 2013, 10:24 pm
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| You can't do anything more to raise your IQ than you can to make yourself taller or change the length of your fingers. It doesn't mean you can't study and use what innate intelligence you possess. . Untrue. People do have a level of innate intelligence but they can increase/maximize it through envi... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Bipolar/Aspergers support and chat thread |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2013, 5:32 pm
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| hi guys i'm not sure if this is the place for me to ask this, so please forgive me if i'm in the wrong forum. i am currently 20 years old and diagnosed with aspergers. but in one week i will be going to a psychiatrist to be assessed for a mental health/ mood disorder. i think that bipolar is likely... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: So why would anyone want to be bipolar? |
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Posted: 09 Nov 2013, 5:43 am
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| It's because they don't know what it is. If they knew what it is, they wouldn't want it. |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Bipolar/Aspergers support and chat thread |
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Posted: 08 Nov 2013, 3:28 pm
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pensieve wrote:
Medication would imply I have a competent doctor. I'm not on anything, besides 2000mg of fish oil to help keep me focused and motivated. .
Are you serious??? Have you considered getting a new doctor? |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What are you wearing right now! |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2013, 6:16 am
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Comfortable AND Colourful. My favourite colour contrast (bright primary and secondary colours against black).
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Bipolar/Aspergers support and chat thread |
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Posted: 06 Nov 2013, 4:22 am
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| Worst mixed episode ever today. Racing thoughts. Changing mood every second. It was so bad I had a seizure. I didn't feel like it was a big seizure but it kept me in bed for hours because I couldn't move, barely speak, lost my emotions and so lost all motivation to do anything. Then when I finally ... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Photos of cakes you've made |
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Posted: 05 Nov 2013, 4:47 am
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| Chia is great. Here is a cake by my parents: Fruit Basket Cake (basket was made out of woven short crust pastry and zigzagged milk and white chocolate. All "fruit" was edible; the apple was specially bought-had white chocolate on outside and different types of icecream and filling inside, other frui... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Bipolar/Aspergers support and chat thread |
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Posted: 05 Nov 2013, 4:35 am
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| I used to keep track of my mood swings by writing a block paragraph description each day of what had happened (cause I had multiple episodes per day). For example - this was my diary description of one day back in 2011. (Summarized). 2/06/2011 Woke up at 6:45am. Feel normalish – fairly energetic for... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: I have Aspergers, OCD and anxiety, I think I am bipolar too? |
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Posted: 05 Nov 2013, 4:25 am
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| ^^^ I agree people are idiots I do not comment on peoples bad back etc as I am not a Dr nor do i have one people should remain silent on these matters as it only confirms what a fool these persons are the saying better to keep quite etc . Any how I suffer from "severe" anxiety disorder + panic diso... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Always want to eat hot foods (like spicy hot) |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2013, 6:15 pm
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| Yeah, I'm a big fan of spicy food. Not such a fan of hot sauce necessarily (due to the amount of sugar and artificial enhancers and crap they put into those kind of products). I have tuna salad on a daily basis and I always buy whole fresh green jalapeno chilli's from the supermarket and chop them u... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: I have Aspergers, OCD and anxiety, I think I am bipolar too? |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2013, 10:10 pm
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| The other one was ADHD, but in that instance I didn't self-diagnose before being professionally diagnosed. |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: I have Aspergers, OCD and anxiety, I think I am bipolar too? |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2013, 9:57 pm
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| the way i see it if you self DX you don't have it or it's so mild it's not a problem. . Well, it depends... for 2 out of 3 of my diagnosed disorders I self-diagnosed first because in each instance I knew there was something wrong and I like to figure out things myself as well as being told. Plus it... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Bipolar/Aspergers support and chat thread |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2013, 9:40 pm
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vickygleitz wrote: I had no idea this existed. I will be checking in and I do return pm's.
Vicky
Cool, welcome! |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Bipolar/Aspergers support and chat thread |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2013, 9:37 pm
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| Hi peeps . Self diagnosed Aspergers here . I seem to be depressed most of the time but especially so when the bad weather kicks in . In a bad place today , just been given the date for our son's wedding next Feb so at least that means I can look forward to Christmas before I have to start 'really' ... |
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