Guest Post: How to Prevent Misdiagnosis of Bipolar Disorder

atorturedsoul | January 5, 2010

Guest post: We’ve heard of depression and some of us have even undergone it at some point of time, but bipolar disorder is not the same, and when it is misdiagnosed as depression, it could have detrimental effects on the patient.

Category: About Bipolar Disorder | 1 Comment »
Tags: , , , , ,

Antiepileptic drugs do not increase risk of suicide

atorturedsoul | December 8, 2009

Studies show that antiepileptic medications do not increase the risk of suicide in patients with bipolar disorder.

Category: About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar 1, Bipolar 2, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS, Psychosis, Symptoms | 2 Comments »
Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Like Facebook? Check out Mental Health Social Network.

atorturedsoul | December 3, 2009

Like Facebook? Check out Mental Health Social Network.

Category: About Bipolar Disorder, Agoraphobia, Bipolar 1, Bipolar 2, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS, Panic Disorder, Psychosis, Symptoms | 16 Comments »
Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Voices of Bipolar Disorder, Health.com and NaNo!

atorturedsoul | December 2, 2009

Pick up a copy of Voices of Bipolar Disorder and read my article on Health.com. I am celebrating my first NaNo win!

Category: About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar 1, Bipolar 2, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS | 6 Comments »
Tags: , , , , ,

Psychotic episodes in bipolar disorder worsen prognosis

atorturedsoul | December 1, 2009

A Turkish study indicates that patients with bipolar disorder that experience psychotic features have a worse prognosis and are less likely to respond to lithium.

Category: About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar 1, Bipolar 2, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS, Psychosis, Symptoms | 2 Comments »
Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Next Page »

About All About Bipolar

All About Bipolar demonstrates the day to day grind faced by a person dealing with bipolar disorder while providing information about this serious mental illness.


About the author

atorturedsoul

I am a 35 year old mother of four wonderful children living in the great state of Tennessee. I have been diagnosed with Bipolar I with psychotic features and Panic Disorder with agoraphobia. All About Bipolar is intended to offer advice to others dealing with this disorder. If my experiences help one person to see that they are not alone in coping with bipolar disorder, then I have accomplished my goal.