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I forgot to mention in my post below about coming off Zeldox and experiencing anger.
The anger started pretty much as soon as the drug was out of my system. I must say I had never experienced this type of anger before in my life.  I would virtually “explode” if someone upset me, I would scream [...]

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There is absolutely ZILCH information on the net about what people experience AFTER they have finished taking Zeldox.
Of course studies indicate that long term use of this drug can cause tardive diskinesia (long term tremor) and heart issues but apart from that I have found nothing else or no other articles on what consumers are [...]

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It’s been a while since i’ve written here but much has happened I can assure you of that.
You will notice I have charted my symptoms at the header of my blog. These are a month and a half’s worth of symptoms which have helped me immensely in the past few weeks.
It all started when I decided to [...]

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I am seeing a psychiatrist through the public system. He continually tells me I am well now after 15 months. I get so perplexed by his reasonings I decided to write down my moods every day for a month and show him what I go through each day. I refuse to believe I am “well [...]

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What a night i’ve had. I’m writing this post in the hope that no one in my family reads it. I’ve made the mistake of telling them my blog address and every now and then they go to it to check out what i’ve been writing. I’ve thought about closing my blog down due to [...]

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I really hate it when people say I should smile more.
For those who don’t know me, I have a serious demeanour. I don’t remember always having this demeanour but certainly over the past few years I have come to notice it more and more. It could be a result of my bipolar disorder or it [...]

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I know it’s been a while since i’ve blogged on here. It’s been hard to get the motivation up and hard to think of new topics all the time to write about to keep readers interested.
One thing I worry about is whether I look bipolar to other people. I think I can tell when someone [...]

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The Mood Diary is a tool you can use every day. It can help track your mood, medications and important things that happen to you. If you fill it out daily, it can help you and your psychiatrist/doctor better understand your bipolar disorder. The Mood Diary can help you understand yourself and notice what affects [...]

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I allowed myself some retail therapy today.  I visited shops like Esprit, Witchery, Bardot, Sportsgirl, French Connection. Kookai, Miss Sixty, Grab, Dangerfield and Rogues.  All the colours for the approaching spring season leapt out at me and I desperately wanted to wear one of those little green or pink crop cardi’s that are in fashion [...]

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I’ve decided to go and see an nutritionist.  While googling “depression and nutrition” I came across these case histories that I wanted to share with you.
Liz started suffering from depression at the age of 14. By the time she was 17 she had become extremely anxious, fearful and depressed and was hearing voices. She was [...]

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Some people think that bipolar disorder doesn’t dictate who they are as a person. I often find this hard to believe because almost everything I do, think or say is affected by the illness.
I even regulate my personality through medication. The type of medication I take determines my personality traits. For instance, when I take Zeldox [...]

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My parents came to my house for lunch yesterday. I was looking forward to seeing them as it had been a few months since we last got together.
Having listened to a podcast earlier on in the week by Captain Joe of Bipolar Nation on bipolar disorder and how visitors can disrupt your illness and home life by invading [...]

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I remember when I had a relapse of bipolar disorder about five months ago that I didn’t get a lot of support when I needed it most. My partner found it very difficult to cope with my endless sleeping and lack of enthusiasm towards life. I remember having to psych myself up for half an [...]

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Hallucinations may occur in any of the senses: auditory (for example, hearing voices or music), gustatory (for example, unpleasant tastes), olfactory (for example, unpleasant smells), somatic (for example, a feeling of “electricity”), tactile (for example, a sensation of being touched, or “skin crawling” sensations), visual (for example, flashes of light, colors or images).
Delusions (fixed, false, irrational [...]

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Writing poetry can be very therapeutic for those with a mental illness.
Poetry can allow you to tell without telling, to process difficult feelings and emotions, to help you or the reader understand complicated situations, to take layers of complicated life’s experiences and put meaning into them and to process and resolve trauma.
Bipolar Poetry is an [...]

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People with delusions of grandeur may exhibit a drastically exaggerated sense of self-importance or may believe that they are a famous person or religious figure.  They may believe they can do anything, believing they are vastly superior to those around them. They can have inflated self esteem and false beliefs in special abilities.
Delusions of grandeur can [...]

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I wanted to tell you about a new drug i’m taking called “Zeldox”.  It is an anti-psychotic and it’s medical name is ziprasidone hydrochloride. It is predominately used for treatment of Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder.
After much experimentation with finding the right combination of drugs for me I was introduced to “the wonder drug” from America. [...]

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