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First Med Free Weekend
This weekend is my first without antidepressants. I stepped myself down to 10 milligrams and took my last pill on friday night. So far, so good. I feel ok, haven’t had any withdrawal symptoms. I was a...
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Side Effects
I don’t know if my expectations of my prescription are overly high or what, but why can’t I just feel good? The Viibryd is great as far as my mental health, but physically it’s taking a toll. I passed...
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Mental Health
October is a big month for mental health. This month is Depression Eduction/Awareness Month and Antidepressant Death Awareness Month. This week is Mental Illness Awareness Week. And today is Face Your...
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Insurance Awareness
It’s Insurance Awareness Day (I don’t know who comes up with all these days, but they make nice writing prompts) and I thought I’d share some of my limited insurance knowledge. We recently fired our...
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What does Bipolar feel like?
As you have probably seen in previous posts, I have Bipolar II, you can read about it generally here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_II_disorder Being Bipolar is like driving on black ice at all...
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Diagnosis Doubts
I’ve always known I was a little too sensitive. To the point that I have to keep the mantra “Do no harm, but take no shit” in mind. When I saw a psychiatrist last year and he diagnosed me with Bipolar...
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A Month Medication Free
I talked to my dad yesterday and he asked me how I was doing since stopping Prozac a little over a month ago and I realized I haven’t taken stock of myself since a couple weeks after I stopped. I am...
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