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Comment on Input Needed, Bipolar and Wacky Weed. The Effects Are Horrible by Jerry Wipf

Jerry Wipf — Sun, 31 May 2009 20:04:29 +0000

@Jed: My friend. It is so awesome to hear from you. You just explained my brother in detail. I can only pray that people understand what you are going through instead of turning to the tart tongue and judging you. You know how society is. They tend to point fingers instead of trying to help.

Anytime you need something or need to vent, feel free to use this blog as a support mechanism. It is why I created it.

Bless you brother
Jerry

Comment on Input Needed, Bipolar and Wacky Weed. The Effects Are Horrible by Jed

Jed — Sun, 31 May 2009 19:07:34 +0000

Hiya I have recently been diagnosed with Bi Polar after 4 years of being misdiagnosed. Am 18 year old and have been threw stages still to this of abusing alchol and Cannibis. Even know i no they dont agree with me peer pressure and sometimes pressure of escapism seems like easy option. I can relate a lot to your brother. I need to keep clean and sober but in society am in and being young it comes nartual too abuse substances bit it slowly Killing me menatally making me paranoid when am stoned I always think there is something sinister behind pple a hidden agenda its amplifies it so much Drugs i smoke 40 a day at 18 drink laods coffee sometimes i just need coping mechanisms to get me threw day and i try induce mania sometimes sub-Conchiously ebacuse belive me mani is lot better then the low low anyway its nice have blog to write on thank you.

Comment on Input Needed, Bipolar and Wacky Weed. The Effects Are Horrible by sanjo

sanjo — Fri, 15 May 2009 03:57:17 +0000

My son—bi-polar-and adhad medicates with pot. It’s the ONLY thing that helps him. hes more productive, focussed and happier with the weed. it’s a PLANT natural….God’s gift. he was on the doc’s meds and he developed terrible sicidal tendencies. So what does a mom do? instruct him to play the rules—and possibly KILL himself, blow out his liver, develop a facial tic ( he had that from the seroquel) or smoke some of God’natural plants? I’m sorry to say that there is ignornace out there…..everywhere….and cannabis is better than suicide.

Comment on Input Needed, Bipolar and Wacky Weed. The Effects Are Horrible by Ryan L

Ryan L — Sun, 10 May 2009 13:42:07 +0000

Hello my friend,
I am going through exactly what you went through, or may still be going through, with my dad.
It is absolutely horrible and my mother, brother and I are getting to the point where we don’t know what to do any more.
Any thing we say, or do, we get accused of doing / saying something with “alterior motives”, and get some verbal abuse back.
I have put up with this since I was 7 or 8, and I am now 21. I have usually delt with the problem pretty well, but now I am sort of running short ot breathe.
Would like to hear from you about how your brother is getting on now.
Regards,
Ryan

Comment on The Brain, Bipolar I Disorder, and ABILIFY by Random T.

Random T. — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:56:26 +0000

This topic is quite hot on the Internet right now. What do you pay the most attention to while choosing what to write ?

Comment on What is Abilify? How Can this Medicine Help Me? by heidi pirronello

heidi pirronello — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:49:17 +0000

hi, my son is on abilify 10mg,wellbutrin xl 150mg,vyvanse 70 mg,deseryl 150mg, & cogentin 1mg im pretty sure he is smokeing weed he is acting very weird doea anyone have any advice for me i already lost 1 son to a herion od in 7/08 i dont want to lose another son plz help if u can thanks

Comment on Today Was A “Not So Good” Day by Lexapro.

Lexapro. — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:24:28 +0000

Lexapro and alcohol….

Lexapro….

Comment on Share Your Story by Jacky

Jacky — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:46:19 +0000

My brother is bipolar. It’s been 4yrs since diagnosis and he has done nothing to help himself. He has lost all his close friends, crushed family relationships and only hangs out with drug dealers until they realize his mood swings.
He desperately needs help but refuses to help himself and it’s killing me and my family.
We walk on eggshells daily never knowing if it will be a good day or bad. Never knowing if he will lash out at me for closing my door or walking into the kitchen.
I’ve reached out to him many times but I think I’m at the end of my support because it’s hard to hope for him with the destructive things he does daily.
It kills me and finding this site helped me today. It helped me realize he needs my patience and support more than anything. It made me realize no matter what he does and how it compromises my life I have to help him until he is ready to help himself.
It gets hard but I need to remind myself its just that much harder for him.
Thanks for creating this site, and if anyone has any advice on coping with a loved one please feel free to email me: j_elfiki@hotmail.com

Comment on What is Abilify? How Can this Medicine Help Me? by Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:33:07 +0000

I have beeen on this medication for 2 weeks now. I am not sure how it is effecting me. I feel like I have Restless Leg Syndrome. My muscles are cramping alll of the time and about to drive me crazy. Not sold on Abilify at this point.

Comment on What is Abilify? How Can this Medicine Help Me? by cissy

cissy — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 22:12:57 +0000

i need to understand if abilify is for mania or depression. i was in a deep depression, was given 2mgs abilify, out of the depression, lots of energy, has helped so much, but i can not sleep