Need advice: Add antipsychotic or discontinue med?

atorturedsoul | November 11, 2009

I need advice from someone about adding an antipsychotic and continuing the maintenance drug I am currently taking.

Category: About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar 1, My Personal Experiences, Psychosis, Symptoms | 7 Comments »
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Lamictal Withdrawals

atorturedsoul | September 30, 2009

Day 2 of no medication. Let the Lamictal (lamotrigine) withdrawals commence! Oh wait, they already have.

Category: About Bipolar Disorder, Agoraphobia, Bipolar 1, Bipolar 2, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS, Psychosis, Symptoms | No Comments »
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All About Bipolar: Very lucid dreams?

atorturedsoul | July 13, 2009

Oh, the things medication used to treat bipolar disorder do to your brain. I have had much worse side effects while taking other medications but this is down right annoying. I don’t feel like there is much difference between this and psychosis.

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All About Bipolar: Brand can affect a meds effectiveness

atorturedsoul | June 24, 2009

Do you know that changing the brand of medication that you are taking can affect its effectiveness? It’s true. If you are taking a brand name and change to a generic medication or vice versa, it can be less effective.

Category: About Bipolar Disorder, My Personal Experiences | 2 Comments »
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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.