by Susan
I’ve found more helpful resources for those who suffer from depression and those who are bipolar. First I’ll tell you what I’ve found for those who are bipolar.
There is a fairly new site called Bipolar Beat. The blog is authored by Candida Fink, M.D. and Joe Kraynak. […]

Bipolar Disorder in Children
Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder, commonly known as manic-depression. It has only been recently that this illness has been an acceptable diagnosis in children. For the most part children were labeled as problem children and more often than not the parents were just accused of bad parenting. There are a lot […]

I stood in the falling snow last night and felt the cold air press up against my face. I love nights like these where the world comes to a stop and a deep natural silence fills the dark backdrop of the sky. Shadows bending over snow banked hills, warm breath evaporating into icy air. The […]

Manic Depression
by: Arthur Buchanan
So, What’s the Difference?
manic depression is also known as Bipolar Illness.
Like depression, people with this disorder go through stages of depression, but Mania or Manic adds a cycle.
Mania is a very “up” mood, over elated, over happy. Too much of anything is no good, and because of these […]

-Posted by “Kelowna Kanuck”
My wife is currently taking resperidone, but it causes weight gain, which in turn makes her more depressed. Anyone tried Geodon (zeldox in canada) for mild psychotic episodes?
Here’s some info on it:
February 6, 2008 - Canadians with schizophrenia
now have a new treatment option to manage their disease. Health Canada has
approved ZELDOX(TM) (ziprasidone […]

Today this blog won the 2008 Best of the Web Blog Award from Psych Central, the oldest and largest mental health resource online.
Thanks to all of you who have stopped in to comment, you are responsible for keeping this project going.
We’ll celebrate later in the week with a free yoga recording for people with bipolar […]