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Depression & meds: A reflection via Peacebang and Chalice Chick
11.27.07 | Permalink | 11 Comments(Peacebang’s post here. Chalice Chick’s response here.)
Here’s what I hear, out and about. I hear some folks saying that going on meds is a great experience, some folks bitching about feeling dulled and deadened by their meds, and other folks asking desperately why they can’t find the right meds.
More often than not, meds […] -
bipolar, depression, diagnosis, hypomania, manic-depression, meds
12 things I’ve learned since being diagnosed with bipolar
03.28.07 | Permalink | 24 CommentsI’ve mentioned here in passing that I was diagnosed with bipolar II about six months ago. On average, it takes about seven or eight years to diagnose someone with bipolar correctly. For me, I didn’t get diagnosed for over a dozen years after my initial diagnosis of depression.
But since I found out I […]
