Mental Health Benefits for Uninsured in Tennessee

atorturedsoul | November 23, 2009

Behavioral Health Safety Net of Tennessee provides basic mental health services for the uninsured. CoverRx provides affordable access to mental health medications.

Category: About Bipolar Disorder, Agoraphobia, Bipolar 1, Bipolar 2, Cyclothymia, NOS, Panic Disorder, Psychosis | 4 Comments »
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Mental Health Parity Act changes benefits

atorturedsoul | November 10, 2009

The Mental Health Parity Act takes effect January 1, 2010. How does this affect your health policy’s mental health benefits?

Category: About Bipolar Disorder, Agoraphobia, Bipolar 1, Bipolar 2, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS, Panic Disorder, Psychosis, Symptoms | 8 Comments »
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All About Bipolar: When it rains it pours

atorturedsoul | June 23, 2009

It just keeps getting better and better, I tell you. We got more bad news today. When it rains, it pours.
My husband found out today that next week they will be off a day and a half without pay. They will also be off four days in September without pay. Isn’t that lovely?
Yesterday I dug [...]

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All About Bipolar: Life insurance and suicide

atorturedsoul | May 26, 2009

Twenty percent of people with bipolar disorder commit suicide. That’s 1 out of 5. Does your life insurance policy cover suicide?

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All About Bipolar: Minor issues and a rant

atorturedsoul | April 30, 2009

I am having some minor issues right now and the only thing I can think of is it must be the change in dosage. It was one week ago yesterday that the doctor changed me from 50 milligrams of Lamictal to 200 milligrams. I would love to know if anyone else has experienced this.

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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.


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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.