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#247 From: "Ed" <pocholo00@...>
Date: Tue Sep 18, 2007 3:52 pm
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Manic Phase Of Bipolar Disorder Benefits From Breast Cancer Medication
Science Daily (press release) - USA
Science Daily -- The medication tamoxifen, best known as a treatment for breast cancer, dramatically reduces symptoms of the manic phase of bipolar disorder ...
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Cancer drug hints at treatment for bipolar disorder
New Scientist (subscription) - UK
The breast cancer drug tamoxifen has shown surprising success in treating the manic episodes that patients with bipolar disorder suffer. ...
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Tamoxifen Helps Treat Bipolar Disorder
Washington Post - United States
12 (HealthDay News) -- The breast cancer drug tamoxifen helps control the manic phase of bipolar disorder, and works faster than many standard medications ...
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Electro Energy: Drained, or Ready to Recharge?
Alternative Energy Stocks - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Their core technology is a method of manufacturing bipolar cells, an innovation that's been around for years but has resisted commercialization due to ...
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2 men share experiences with Benton-Franklin Crisis Response Unit
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald - Mid-Columbia,WA,USA
But he lost it all in 2004 when he experienced a bipolar mental health crisis following marital problems. He was jailed after trying to burn down his home. ...
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Illinois Mental Illness Bill Signed into Law by Governor Blagojevich
Associated Content - Denver,CO,USA
They support the development of innovative mental illness treatment as research of the causes of severe and constant psychiatric illnesses like bipolar ...
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Parents uniting to comfort, treat ailing children
Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription) - Spartanburg,SC,USA
His mother, Natasha Lyles, started a support group for parents with children affected by bipolar disorder. Early one August day the temperature ticked past ...
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Study: Breast Cancer Drug May Treat Bipolar Disorder
FOX News - USA
The breast cancer drug tamoxifen may help control the manic phase of bipolar disorder, a new study has found. It also appears to work faster than many ...
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Breast cancer pill helped bipolar mania: study
ABC News - USA
The breast cancer pill tamoxifen may hold the key to new treatments for bipolar disorder, new research suggests. (AP) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The breast ...
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#246 From: "Ed" <pocholo00@...>
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Second NC Arrest Made in Alleged Disability Insurance Fraud Case
Insurance Journal - San Diego,CA,USA
Department investigators allege that Flynt aided his former wife, Alice Flynt Bowman, in collecting on a fraudulent disability claim with American Health ...
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No One Should Live in Poverty Because of Disability
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada
Increase Ontario's Income Support Program for People Who Have a Disability - Says Community Living Ontario to Election Candidates TORONTO, Sept. ...
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Contact the Office of Disability Services
WOU Athletics - Monmouth,OR,USA
Seattle University outshot Western Oregon 20-2 and picked up a goal in the second half to earn a 1-0 home victory Sunday in a Great Northwest Athletic ...
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Disability Action in Islington
PublicTechnology.net - UK
Working for a small disability rights charity based in Islington you will play a key part in the team providing essential support to help the Project ...
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FRED, Pep Boys: two stocks to consider
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
That may sound sort of daring, but a big part of his approach is the use of insurance: the kind of disability coverage you buy yourself. ...
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Address: Chairman London Disability Arts Forum 20-22 Waterson ...
Third Sector (registration) - London,UK
The London Disability Arts Forum was founded in 1986 by a group of disabled artists and creative activists frustrated by the lack of provision for disabled ...
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Disabled veteran says benefits held up because he criticized VA
ABC7Chicago.com - IL, USA
September 17, 2007 - A disabled Vietnam era veteran says his disability benefits were withheld by administrators after he spoke critically of the handling ...
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United Nations convention on the rights of people with a disability
Infolink Architecture & Building - Australia
This Convention formally recognises equality for all people with a disability and special needs and joins only seven (7) other prior core international ...
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Class set for those with disabilities
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com - Muskegon,MI,USA
For more information about the workshop, contact Muskegon's Disability Connection, a Center for Independent Living, at 1871 Peck or by calling 722-0088. ...
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What are we getting for our OWWA & PhilHealth payments?
Inquirer.net - Philippines
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#245 From: "Ed" <pocholo00@...>
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  Bipolar Disorder
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Bipolar disorder (manic depression) can become so incapacitating that work is impossible. Therefore, issues with Social Security Disability arise. Found here are resources and information for navigating the difficult process of applying for and receiving disability.

 
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I Can't Hold a Job! What Do I Do?
For many people with bipolar disorder, the ability to work is seriously compromised. Debilitating depressions, manic-based bad decisions, struggles with medications and side effects as well as psychotic features, panic attacks and other extreme symptoms of this illness make it very difficult for some to obtain or hold a job for very long. A possible solution may be disability - Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

 
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What Is Disability?
Disability is a very broad term that compares actual ability to normal functioning. It is also used to refer to a number of federal and state programs that provide assistance to those who are disabled. The two most common programs that fall under the umbrella of disability are Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Medicare and Medicaid are also components of these programs.

 
Is Bipolar Disorder a Qualified Condition for Disability?
What is the US Social Security Administration's position on granting Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to those with bipolar disorder? Social Security does understand -- at least as far as one can tell by reading its rules -- that mental health issues can be very serious.

 
 
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1) Is Klonopin Addictive?
My psychiatrist says that Klonopin is a mood stabilizer and a benzodiazepine that loses its effectiveness and needs to be titrated up. He would rather that I take Klonopin for taking the edge off my racing thoughts with the complimentary rock concert background music that is ever so present in my head. So, how addictive is this med? How much of a mood stabilizer is it?

2) Freaked by Weight
My boyfriend tells me I am crazy to think I am fat. I look at parts of my body with full disgust. I used to be a gym freak. I was obsessed. A therapist told me that my constant gym visits were causing manias. That made sense, but now I won't even walk into a gym because I no longer have muscles. Anyone feel this way?

3) Worried About Having an Episode
Pretty sure I have bipolar disorder. I've read about "meltdowns" and "breakdowns" in these forums. I have avoided going on meds because I keep thinking, "It's really not that bad; I can control it." But I worry about what these horrible episodes are that are the final straw for many of you. Am I headed for one?

 
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#244 From: "Ed" <pocholo00@...>
Date: Wed Sep 5, 2007 9:15 am
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  Depression
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New research has found a strong link between living in a damp, moldy home and depression. While the researchers have not yet proven whether there is a direct link between the two or whether it's something indirect, for example the feelings of not being in control of one's situation brought on by living in an unpleasant environment, the link the between the two was strong. Do you feel that where you live plays a role in your depression? Join the Discussion

 
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Link Found Between Depression and Household Mold
A groundbreaking study has found a link between damp, moldy homes and depression. The study, led by Brown University epidemiologist Edmond Shenassa, is the largest investigation into the link between mold and mood disorders ever conducted and the first of its kind outside the UK...read more

 
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Are Your Meds Helping or Is It a Placebo Effect?
According to a study published in the August issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, it can't really be assumed that when a patient relapses it's because their medication stopped working. It could be that the medication never worked in the first place and their symptoms improved because of a placebo effect...read more

 
Depression in Women With Migraine Linked to Childhood Abuse
A study published in the September 4, 2007 issue of Neurology indicates that childhood abuse is more common in women with migraine and depression than in those with migraine alone...read more

 
 
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#243 From: "Ed" <pocholo00@...>
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Social Security: Disability report can be done online, sent ...
Terre Haute Tribune Star - Terre Haute,IN,USA
By Russ Howard Applying for disability benefits from Social Security is easier than it's ever been before. Until recently, the disability report had to be ...
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Herzog OKs plan to broaden child disability benefits
Jerusalem Post - Israel
By RUTH EGLASH Welfare and Social Services Minister Isaac Herzog approved a plan Monday to broaden the criteria for child disability benefits, allowing the ...
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Durkan welcomes new disability action democracy working group
Derry Journal - Derry,Ireland
By Staff reporter Foyle MP Mark Durkan MLA has today welcomed a new democracy working group set up by Disability Action that aims to increase the local ...
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Incoming lieutenant-governor plans to smooth
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
In the two months since his appointment was announced, Onley says he has been studying fat briefing books and connecting with disability organizations. ...
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Disability - the Cinderella of health care
Scoop.co.nz - New Zealand
The expected release this week of a report from the Health and Disability Commissioner on a man who was severely abused while in care represents just the ...
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Disability could not stop him
Hindustan Times - India
Despite his physical handicap, Dalip showed exemplary courage in jumping into the strong current in local Bhanukunj nallah near Kota town in an effort to ...
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Agony of disability of accident victims to be considered: SC
NewKerala.com - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
We wish to point out that minimum compensation payable in a case of this nature should be considered from the sufferings of disability undergone by the ...
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No Longer One of 'Jerry's Kids'
Washington Post - United States
MDA now pays lip service at least to the idea of disability rights. The telethon now shows some kids with disabilities doing active things. ...
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UPDATE: Disability conference Sept. 13
Utica Observer Dispatch - Utica,NY,USA
VERONA - The Family Advocacy Center is presenting an informational conference that will prepare families of children with disabilities and those who serve ...
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Foskey demands release of disability review
IBN News - Goulburn,NSW,Australia
The ACT government must release its review of a disability policy known as Future Directions, Greens MLA Deb Foskey has declared. ...
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#242 From: "Ed" <pocholo00@...>
Date: Tue Sep 4, 2007 10:53 pm
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Study Notes Rise in Bipolar Children, Amid Misdiagnoses
New York Sun - New York,NY,USA
By ELIZABETH SOLOMONT The number of children and teenagers diagnosed with bipolar disorder, once known as manicdepression, increased exponentially between ...
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Joey Johns' bipolar despair
NEWS.com.au - Australia
In an exclusive interview with The Sunday Telegraph, Professor Parker told how Johns had been unable to take his bipolar medication for six days in London ...
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Scientists Test New Bipolar Remedies
The Associated Press -
NEW YORK (AP) -- Scientists are casting a wide net to find better treatments for the crushing depression and uncontrolled manias of bipolar disorder, ...
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National Trends in the Outpatient Diagnosis and Treatment of ...
Archives of General Psychiatry - USA
Objectives To present national trends in outpatient visits with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and to compare the treatment provided to youth and adults ...
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Bipolar glaciation 41 million years ago is a myth
Scenta.co.uk - London,England,UK
Large continental ice sheets did not exist in both hemispheres during the warmer-than modern conditions of the time. University of Southampton's School of ...
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More Kids With Bipolar Disorder?
Ivanhoe - Winter Park,FL,USA
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The number of visits to the doctor ending with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children has grown by 40 times in the past decade. ...
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Study Finds Sharp Increase In Bipolar Diagnosis In Children
dBTechno - Boston,MA,USA
Boston (dBTechno) - According to a new report, more children are being treated for bipolar disorder than ever before. The study from Columbia University ...
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Bipolar Soars as Diagnosis for the Young
New York Times - United States
By BENEDICT CAREY The number of American children and adolescents treated for bipolar disorder increased 40-fold from 1994 to 2003, researchers report today ...
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Shortage of Talk Therapy for Bipolar
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Psychological therapy can greatly boost the effectiveness of drugs in treating bipolar disorder, but these specialized talk therapies aren't ...
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Behind Happy Faces
CBS News - New York City,NY,USA
He came close to suicide when he was still in high school, then discovered he had bipolar disorder. After a few false starts, Szabo was able to finish ...
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#241 From: "Ed" <pocholo00@...>
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  Bipolar Disorder
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Bipolar disorder does not mean someone cannot have successful, fulfilling career. However, symptoms may, at times, interfere with a person's ability to fulfill responsibilities. Also, many people are uncertain whether they should reveal to their bosses that they have this disorder. In this issue, we offer a variety of discussions regarding bipolar disorder on the job.

 
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Get Over It!
My job performance was suffering. I had great difficulty making decisions, a serious problem in an assistant supervisor. I had trouble organizing my own work. My sharp-tongued supervisor had become extremely critical; faced with a depressed and anxious employee whose behavior had changed dramatically, the best the supervisor could come up with was GET OVER IT. There are some bosses who simply will not recognize an emotional problem or a mental illness, even when it is staring them right in the face.

 
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Making Ends Meet
Lily writes about her work experience from the time she began showing symptoms of bipolar disorder up to her current job. Some things were humiliating, some made her proud of herself. Readers can learn from her experiences, good and bad.

 
A Kindergarten Teacher's Story
After being hospitalized and diagnosed with bipolar disorder, this Kindergarten teacher told her boss about her condition. Now she is not sure if this was a wise decision, but she faces the future with determination. Here is her story.

 
 
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1) What Do You Do for Work?
I could give you a list of jobs I have had a mile long but could take some time Curious, what is your job and do you enjoy it?

2) Misdiagnosed?
I have a question about whether I may have been misdiagnosed or not. I thought about it after being diagnosed about a year and a half ago, then off and on since then. Now I have an appointment to be re-evaluated. I was diagnosed in the hospital and it seems like they were giving that diagnosis to everyone!

3) Without Meds Between Episodes?
I'm interested in hearing about other people who have chosen to live without meds between their episodes, and I also wonder if there are other people out there with similar experiences of more than a decade between episodes.

 
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#240 From: "Ed" <pocholo00@...>
Date: Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:28 pm
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  Depression
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Are you and your therapist a good match? If you and your therapist are incompatible it can get in the way of your treatment. So many times I speak with people who don't have a good working relationship with their therapist and they're just not making progress. It's important to realize that therapy is just like any other relationship. Some people mesh together well and some don't. It's okay to move on if a therapist isn't meeting your needs. Join the Discussion

 
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Are You and Your Therapist a Good Match?
I just ran across an article on the Psychology Today Web site that I thought I'd share. It deals with the client-therapist relationship and how it can make or break your recovery...read more

 
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Research Volunteers Needed, Free Treatment Offered
If you live in the New York City vicinity and are not currently doing well on a medication, you may be eligible to volunteer for brain imaging studies being conducted by The New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University...read more

 
Lower Brain Blood Flow Associated With Depression
Lower brain blood flow is associated with depression, according to a new study published in the August Journal of Nuclear Medicine...read more

 
 
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#239 From: "Ed" <pocholo00@...>
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I was just reviewing my schedule for tomorrow, which begins in the predawn hours (My least favorite time of day!) as I run headlong from one school to another for new school-year orientations and ending with back-to-school shopping in the evening. Um ... Yeah? I should be elated - a return to order and schedules. But there is so much to do and to consider! Here are a few tools and resources to help.

 
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Back-to-school planning for parents of children with special needs such as bipolar disorder can be a bit overwhelming. So many things to consider! How early should I start the morning struggles to get my kid out the door? Oh, I forgot to get the doctor to write the note for the school nurse about my daughter's prescription. Will my son's teaching team really understand what it means to be 14 with bipolar disorder?

 
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School Tools
If your child has a mental illness such as bipolar disorder, there are special resources available in the United States to help children cope with school.

 
School Medication Administration
When children need to take medicine at school, how likely are they to get the right medication at the right time and in the right amount? What are your rights as a parent, and how can you help prevent mistakes and keep your child safe?

 
 
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1) Antidepressant Sensitivity
I have a diagnosis of BP II. However, it all seems unclear. I did get high on antidepressants, but what's the difference between being sensitive to meds and being bipolar? I mean maybe I am just very sensitive to antidepressants and maybe everyone would go manic if given high enough doses of antidepressants?

2) Isn't This a Lot?
After seeing a new psychiatrist in May, I was diagnosed with Bipolar II. I now take Effexor XR 150 mg once per day, Lithium 300mg 3X per day, Clonazepam 0.5 3X per day, Seroquel 50 mg 1X per day and Trazadone 50 mg 1X per day. Doesn't this seem like a lot? Am I really that crazy??!

3) How Long of a Wait?
I have my judicial review hearing for SSDI this Thursday. How long do I have to wait for a decision? Also, is it acceptable to bring notes with me to the hearing? My memory is not what it used to be and when asked why I can't work, I draw a blank after a couple reasons. When I have time to brainstorm about it, I came up with many more.

 
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#238 From: "Ed" <pocholo00@...>
Date: Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:17 am
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'Wake-Up Pill' Under Study To Treat Patients With Bipolar Disorder
Science Daily (press release) - USA
Science Daily -- A preliminary study of 85 patients with bipolar disorder shows that a drug used to treat patients with sleep disorders might also control ...
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Kopin expands in Mass.
Boston Globe - United States
Kopin produces crystal displays and bipolar transistors that are used in such products as digital cameras, camcorders, and night-vision systems.
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New RoHS compliant bipolar step motor drivers from Switches Plus ...
Ferret - Australia
These bipolar step motor drivers operate from 24 to 80 VDC and supply phase currents ranging from 1 to 7 amps. The drivers also feature 10x microstepping, ...
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Bipolar Nation: Cutting Room Floor
Conde Nast Portfolio - New York,NY,USA
Of course, with any such piece, much of the research ends up on the cutting room floor. For instance, there was this brief e-mail exchange with Sun Chairman ...
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The School Days Begin
About - News &amp; Issues - New York,NY,USA
Back-to-school planning for parents of children with special needs such as bipolar disorder can be a bit overwhelming. So many things to consider! ...
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Validation of Sunnex Biotechnologies Patented Low-Intensity Green ...
Fast Pitch! (press release) - USA
The relief from bipolar depression was sustained and superior to results reported in the literature from studies of treatments with drugs, ...
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Health checkup: Bipolar depression
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester,NY,USA
Equally familiar, but perhaps more confusing, is bipolar depression. This is a component of bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression. ...
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Laz & Noble go Off the News, a MarketWatch audio roundup
MarketWatch - USA
... (Chris Noble's out) reads the diagnosis of the recent volatility: According to one observer, the market exhibits "manic depressive/bipolar" behavior. ...
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Yellowstone Hosts Bipolar Disorder Conference
Strugglingteens.com (press release) - Bonners Ferry,ID,USA
The title of the conference is "Bipolar Disorder from Cradle to Grave: How Age Matters." Dr. Johnston is clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the ...
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IT student gets foot in the door despite disability
Viet Nam News - Hanoi,Vietnam
Nguyen Thanh Tung is like any 21-year-old - except that he does with his feet what others do with their hands. Vu Khanh Linh gets to know him. ...
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Disabled veterans feel let down by VA
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#232 From: "Ed" <pocholo00@...>
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Sounds like Bipolar 1, unfortunatelly I do not have experience with
hearing voices, I SI a lot when I am in a manic state (I am Bipolar
2)...
It will get better hun, just hang in there and be good to yourself...
peace
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> I am really struggling with my bipolar. I just got out of the
hospital
> and i still struggle with it. The doc said that there was nothing
else
> he could do for me. The worst thing for me is the psycotic features
or
> the illness. I feel like I am crazy to admit that I hear voices.
But I
> have for years and just now telling people how long I have. They
get
> really bad when I cycle with my moods. I dont know if anyone else
has
> these psycotic features with their bipolar. If anyone does or have
any
> info on it and how to control them please fill me in. Well back to
> keeping busy. Thats the only way that I have found to help with
> everything.
> Take Care
> Carrie
>

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#231 From: "little_sparrow00" <little_sparrow00@...>
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I am really struggling with my bipolar. I just got out of the hospital
and i still struggle with it. The doc said that there was nothing else
he could do for me. The worst thing for me is the psycotic features or
the illness. I feel like I am crazy to admit that I hear voices. But I
have for years and just now telling people how long I have. They get
really bad when I cycle with my moods. I dont know if anyone else has
these psycotic features with their bipolar. If anyone does or have any
info on it and how to control them please fill me in. Well back to
keeping busy. Thats the only way that I have found to help with
everything.
Take Care
Carrie

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Welcome to the group Terrific Tina.. Hope you find the fellowsip and
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Forgiveness
The hardest thing I had to deal with in sobriety
was my own anger and the violence I had lived through
in my childhood.
I had forgiven those involved as best I could
but the mind seems never to forget.
I had gratefully received years of outside help because I was told
that my drinking was only the symptom of deeper troubles.
Yet despite the help of many professionals,
I know I would never have recovered from violence and alcoholism
without AA's Twelve Steps,
which are uniquely tailored for people like me.
c.2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous,  p. 397
With permission, Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.


Thought to Ponder . . .
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#223 From: "Ed" <pocholo00@...>
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#222 From: "Ed" <pocholo00@...>
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Psychiatrists ... Psychologists ... Therapists ... Who are all these mental healthcare professionals? As with any life-long illness, Bipolar disorder is a very complicated condition that requires professional care and guidance for the many differing aspects of a person's life impacted by the disorder. Found here are descriptions of these practitioners.

 
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My heart races so fast all of the time. No matter if I'm stressed or not, it makes no difference. I can be busy driving, sitting down or trying to relax which I rarely do. I'm always bouncing around. I have been in the ER at least 4-6 times since for anxiety. I have had trouble swallowing too which it turns out is also from anxiety. Anyone else have it this bad?

2) What is 100% Stable?
What is stable? What is normal human emotion? I think stable is no real mania or crippling depression. But what about when we have a day or two of moodiness or feeling down? Is that not being stable? Do you think we are searching for 'more' than people without BP in the sense of not having extra energy (calling it mania), feeling bitchy (without calling it mania), not wanting to get up, clean, or do anything (without calling it depression)?

3) Kicking My Boyfriend Out
I have made the final decision in this long hard process of becoming a better (more sane) person. He has done nothing but bring me down. I am scared; I have never been on my own. I always lived with someone. Now it will be me and my five year old. I don't know. I guess I just need to get this out.

 
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#221 From: "Ed" <pocholo00@...>
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Disability no handicap for Dyer
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By Gerry Augustin, Outdoor Writer Clay Dyer doesn't know the meaning of impossible. Born with no legs, no left arm and only a stub on his right arm, ...
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Disability pay full of disparities
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By Tom Philpott Disability compensation for veterans severely wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, particularly the youngest, is set too low, ...
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2nd int'l con'f on disability, mass media
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Roussopoulos said the international conference has become an annual event and from now on it includes the International Documentary Festival on Disability ...
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Disability insurance scheme still needs help
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The Swiss disability insurance scheme is still not out of the woods according to Swiss newspapers commenting on Sunday's vote that will cut benefits for the ...
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Polls close in vote on disability insurance
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Latest opinion polls gave supporters of the revision of the disability insurance scheme a ten per cent lead over opponents, but a large number of citizens ...
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Disability pensioner dies after stabbing
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Detective Inspector Russell Oxford from the State Crime Command homicide squad said the victim, who lived alone, was on a disability pension and was well ...
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Help Sought For Hurt Soldiers' Families
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After several hearings on disability ratings, brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, the committee will hold its final public hearing next week. ...
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The researchers who compiled the analysis reviewed 493 articles published in 2005 and 2006 that contained the phrase "disability insurance. ...
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NFL, union under fire for handling of disability claims
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Boyd waged a five-year fight in an attempt to receive disability payments for a football-related head injury that has left him unable to work. ...
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More on the ins and outs of disability benefits
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#220 From: "Ed" <pocholo00@...>
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Although the diet drug rimonabant is not available in the U.S., you may have heard about it under its French brand name, Acomplia. If you have been tempted to purchase this drug via the Internet because of all the buzz about it, please think twice. There is a strong possibility that it will not receive FDA approval due to reports of increased suicidal thoughts in patients taking the drug--even in those who have not previously been depressed. Even if it receives approval, it will likely contain a warning label and doctors will be reluctant to prescribe it to patients with a history of depression.

 
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According to a June 14 Associated Press report, a panel of federal advisers has voted unanimously to reject the weight-loss drug rimonabant after hearing testimony that it increases the risk of suicidal thoughts, even in patients without a history of depression. This move makes it unlikely that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which generally follows the panel's recommendations, will approve it...read more

 
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Women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) have a greater risk of developing a depressive disorder, say University of Iowa researchers...read more

 
Use of Antidepressants During Pregnancy Increases
Researchers looking at antidepressant use during pregnancy found that, during the years studied, antidepressant use had increased and the increase was mostly accounted for by the rising use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a class of antidepressants which includes drugs such as Prozac, Zoloft and Celexa...read more

 
 
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#218 From: "wildsflwr" <wildsflwr@...>
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I always thought there was something wrong with me so that has led to
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