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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Schizophrenia’
Nutrition Beats Mental Illness
Posted in Depression, bipolar disorder, fatigue, mental illness, tagged bipolar disorder, Chronic Fatigue, chronic nutritional deficiencies, Depression, depression and nutrition, diet changes, dietician, fatigue, food allergies, food deficiencies, Foods that Beat Depression, mental health, nutrition, nutrition counsellor, Schizophrenia, seratonin, vitamin supplments, vitamins on August 13, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Hallucinations
Posted in Depression, Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, mental illness, tagged auditory hallucinations, bipolar disorder, bipolar I disorder, bipolar II disorder, dellusions, hallucinations, hypomania, Schizophrenia on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Well Sibling Syndrome
Posted in Mental Health News, tagged bipolar disorder, mental illness, Schizophrenia, Well Sibling Sydnrome on July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The devastating effects of mental illness have been well documented in films, books, and academia. But until recently there has been little said about the sisters and brothers of the mentally ill. Now researchers are starting to look at what they’re calling the “well-sibling” syndrome.
“As hard as parents may try, and they do, to meet [...]
Smoking & Mental Illness
Posted in Schizophrenia, tagged mental illness and smoking, Sane Smokefree Zone Kit, Schizophrenia, smoking on June 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I don’t know about you but I like to have a cigarette once in a while to calm my nerves. Cigarettes bring me up when I am feeling down.
But according to Sane Australia, some chemicals in cigarettes may affect the positive and negative symtoms of Schizophrenia and as a consequence, sufferers may need their anti-psychotic [...]
Zeldox – A Worker’s Anti-Psychotic
Posted in bipolar disorder, tagged anti-psychotic, bipolar disorder, drugs, Schizophrenia, wonder drug, Zeldox, ziprasidone hydrochloride on June 26, 2008 | 23 Comments »
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. [...]
Self Harm/Suicide
Posted in Self Harm, tagged Depression, Schizophrenia, Self Harm, Suicide on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What a last couple of days i’ve had.
I haven’t posted on here of late because of my “rapid cycling”. Up and down like a yo yo.
I self harm myself by overdosing on tablets.
Self harm is a behaviour which can occur in many different disorders and situations. Self harm may be an attempt at suicide although [...]
