Sep

13

Share More

Posted by preciouschild

September 13, 2008 | 1 Comment

There are a lot of really great web sites by and for bipolar sufferers:
these sites are written by adult sufferers:
www.manicmoments.blogpsot.com
www.heronlake.blogspot.com
www.tidalmoods.blogspot.com
www.crackedpots.blogspot.com
a great overall site for information:
www.thebipolarblog.com
a great site for child and adolescent bipolar:
www.bpkids.org
a great site for significant others of bipolar sufferers:
www.bpso.org
a great book (I’m reading it right now):
The Bipolar Child by Demitri Papolos, M.D., and Janice [...]

Sep

12

Friday Share - with Robin Williams, Ozzie, Jim Carey

Posted by preciouschild

September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Sep

11

Ways and Means

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September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Types of Bipolar Medications
The 3 most important types of medication used to control the symptoms of bipolar disorder are mood stabilizers, antidepressants, and antipsychotics. Your doctor may also prescribe other medications to help with insomnia, anxiety, or restlessness. While we do not understand how some of these medications work, we do know that all of [...]

Sep

9

Define: Bipolar Disorder

Posted by preciouschild

September 9, 2008 | 1 Comment

What is Bipolar Disorder?
Everyone has feelings of happiness and sadness once in a while. Feeling high and feeling low are part of life.
But for someone with bipolar disorder (sometimes called manic depression), these feelings can be extreme:

These ups and downs can be too much for a person to cope with.
They can interfere with daily life.
Sometimes [...]

Sep

8

Monday’s Child

Posted by preciouschild

September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

 Ok, I know, this isn’t picture of a child, but rather a picture of three sisters. One of them suffers from bipolar disorder. Debbie has exhibited multiple symptoms of bipolar disorder as a child and by the time she was twelve she had the habit of sneaking out of her house with older boys who [...]

Jan

22

Featured Blogger Tuesday

Posted by preciouschild

January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Our featured blogger today is Kyron from The Special Parent. Go give her some love
Interview:
SNP: What is your name (Online handle is fine) and where do you live (generically is fine)?
My name is Kyron Arambula and I live in a suburb of Atlanta, GA
SNP: Your website title and url?
The Special Parent [...]

Jan

16

Definition Wednesday - Bi-Polar Disorder

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January 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This week’s definition is Bipolar Disorder…  As it manifests in children, since that is the focus here.
Bipolar disorder is not a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated mood, clinically referred to as mania. Individuals who experience manic episodes also commonly experience [...]

Nov

6

Featured Blogger Tuesday

Posted by preciouschild

November 6, 2007 | 3 Comments

**Edited to add interview**
This week’s featured blogger is Atilla the Mom, who writes at both Cheaper Than Therapy and a community blog at Disaboom. ATM is someone who’s been there and helped me greatly when there was no one else who could point me in any direction. She can practically write a [...]