Bipolar medications that work for you with limited side-effects. [ Read More ]
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# 1 Microdosing. Everybody processes medications differently. Our bodies are very individual which is why some people can take a certain drug with no side effects while others, like myself can have every single side effect listed on the drug warnings. There is a way to get around this. My co-author Dr. John Preston introduced me to microdosing many years ago. If your body has trouble processing a medication at the recommended dose, you can start with very small doses of the medication (microdosing) so that your body can acclimate to the drug with less side effects. This is what I did when I started Lamictal- an anti convulsant used to treat bipolar depression, rapid cycling and psychosis. It took [ Read More ]  - (Comments are closed)
Many doctors are much more informed these days. They seem to understand that side effects are not something we can simply live with. Drug companies are working on creating medications with less side effects-especially when it comes to weight gain. There will be new medications on the market in the future, so there is always hope that you will find something that works. I don’t want to take meds. At all. But I do take them so that I can live. This means I have to find a way to live with what they do to my body. This is why I kept trying and found relief with medications that didn’t work in 1995, but work now because of my body changes and a different combination [ Read More ]
Click here to listen to or download the Bipolar Disorder 101 Coaching Call Julie PS: Bipolar 101 is a great call for those who don’t want to talk about the diagnosis. They can listen in private which really helps a lot when you are struggling with a bipolar disorder diagnosis. As a family member or partner, you can send it in a link and ask if I know what I’m talking about! Click here to read more on my family and partner coaching.
Hello! I would appreciate your help with my research regarding bipolar disorder and college attendance. In my recent blog for BP Magazine, I ask the question: Do you think that people with bipolar disoder go to college more often than the general population? Interesting question! I present my personal research and then ask for your opinion. Please click here to read the post. The comments after the post are priceless! Please feel free to add your own. Thousands of people read the blog and all tell me that the comments are as important as the blog itself. Julie PS: If you don’t have bipolar disorder, I’d still very much like your opinion as it will be from a different perspective. PSS: The picture is a spring time photo of The University [ Read More ] - (Comments are closed)
Zyprexa is called an ‘atypical’ antipsychotic as it is a new class of drugs with less side effects that the old anti-psychotics such as Thorazine and Haldol. Zyprexa is known for weight gain- an average of 20 pounds per person, but some don’t have the weight gain. It’s used to treat bipolar disorder psychosis and schizophrenia. It’s hard to find a balance between the benefits of Zyprexa and the side effects- but for many, the benefits are what matters. I have a friend who was on the drug for two years to keep her mania and psychosis in check. It definitely kept her out of the hospital- but she felt over drugged and gained weight. She is now stable and no longer needs the Zyprexa. It [ Read More ] - (Comments are closed) |
Listen to Julie’s latest interview on bipolar disorder and mental health in children, teens and adults on the Mom Brain Podcast with Hilaria Baldwin and Daphne Oz.
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