What Causes Bipolar Disorder?
Bipolar disorder - also known as manic depression or manic-depressive illness - is a serious illness that can be devastating if not controlled. This article presents what researchers now consider to be the most likely causes of bipolar disorder. Bipolar Weight Control Program
This page lists all the resources available in our Bipolar Weight Control Program, including community support, tips, info on medications and more. Depression
Documents specific symptoms and behaviors I have recognized in myself that indicate I am suffering from depression. Lose Weight - That's an Order!
My blood pressure is up. I am not losing any weight. Exercise doesn't help. My doctors and I are making medication changes and I am finally going on a diet. From the 'I'm Bipolar' series. Half a Lexapro Is Better Than None
After switching from Celexa to Lexapro I experienced mixed mania with severe agitation and back pain. This follow-up article is made up of journal entries from the week after the doctor cut the Lexapro dosage in half. Lexapro and Go Go GO!
Switching from Celexa to Lexapro has brought on a mixed episode that is not over yet - the latest installment in an online journal that began when I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Bah, Humbug!
Seasonal Affective Disorder plus December holidays can equal disaster! What? ME? I'm Bipolar?
Today I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. How did I get here, and what does it mean for me? How Family Members Can Help
Members of the About Bipolar Disorder community tell how people can help their family members who are manic depressive. Speaking from Experience: About Stopping Your Meds
Taking medications is an important part of the treatment of bipolar disorder. Non-compliance with medication therapy is not uncommon. We asked people why they have considered going off their meds. Speaking from Experience: Trileptal
Shared experiences with mood stabilizer Trileptal when it was quite new. Answers and Info You Want
Quick reference guide to the most-wanted information about bipolar disorder - what causes it, how to lists, medication info, finding healthcare and doctors, and a lot more. The About Bipolar Disorder Forums
A guide to our Bipolar Disorder message board forums, where we have discussions on medications, rapid cycling, spirituality, additional diagnoses that often accompany manic-depression, abuse issues and much more. Our Bipolar Community: About You
Contributions to our site by members of our community range from poetry and artwork to essays, shared wisdom and personal experience stories. This is a guide to those pages. Chat Guide For Newcomers
Guide for new visitors to Bipolar Disorder Chat Rooms at About.com, written by Dutchess, one of our Chat Hosts. Chat Guide For Frequent Visitors
Chat guide for regular or frequent visitors to the About Bipolar Disorder chat rooms, written by Kteach, one of our Chat Hosts. About Bipolar Disorder's Chat Rules
About Bipolar Disorder offers three chat rooms for support and fellowship. This page covers the rules we expect our chatters to abide by whether there is a host on duty at the time or not. Nutritional Supplements: Amino Acids
Some researchers think there is value to using amino acids nutritional supplements in the treatment of bipolar disorder (manic depression). Speaking from Experience
Table of contents for pages where our Bipolar Disorder community members share their knowledge on a variety of topics applying to those who live with or treat manic depression. Bipolar Celebrities
A list of famous people with bipolar disorder, past and present. Some celebrities are confirmed bipolars, some are now judged historically to have been manic depressive. Street Drugs and Bipolar Disorder: Ecstasy
Facts about the drug Ecstasy and some things to consider if you have an affective disorder including bipolar disorder or major depression. Mythunderstandings
People who do not understand what you are going through when you have a mental illness, or have mistaken beliefs about mental illness, can hurt you. Mary Kay Letourneau - The Questions Remain
Review, questions and commentary regarding convicted child rapist Mary Kay Letourneau. Truths About Bipolar Disorder
About Bipolar Disorder Community Coordinator EricaHOST writes an open letter to the newly diagnosed spelling out some truths about bipolar disorder and what you can do to help yourself. Anafranil / Clomipramine Side Effects
Catalogue of side effects for the medication Anafranil - generic Clomipramine - an antidepressant used in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder, self-injury, panic attacks, phobias, depression, migraines and other comorbid symptoms of bipolar disorder. | 