I haven’t posted for a while, over a month. I didn’t have much to say. I thought I wanted to post over at Open Salon (which is a great site), made a couple of posts that were well-received, but I just couldn’t come up with enough to keep going. And it’s not [...]
Everyone who has, or who lives with someone who has, a mood or mental disorder has formed opinions on psych meds. We all process these opinions through our own lenses and filters, based on our personal experiences. To some of us they’re life-savers, to others, life-takers. I’m able to offer a unique [...]
One constant among those who suffer from bipolar disorder is medication. Get a group of people with bipolar disorder together and that’s going to be the main source of conversation for them. There are a handful of brave souls out there living a life without medication, and my hat is off to them. [...]
Things have become so strange lately. It’s 2:00 AM and I’m totally and completely wired. I like to get up at 4:00, but 2 hours of sleep is insane. I’ll sleep in until 6. When I get like this I can’t take my Ambien, because if it doesn’t put me to [...]
I may as well be a heavy drinker. I woke up this morning with sketchy memories of taking an Ambien that didn’t put me to sleep. When that happens it’s like being black-out drunk. I do things and say things that I would NEVER do or say when sober. And often [...]
Gianna makes an interesting post, The Truth About Benzos. Benzos helped my son Ryan immensely, they gave him a life, albeit briefly. They allowed him to interact with us, to get out into the world. They gave him relief from his crippling anxiety. But then the evening after he visited his [...]
I’m looking back again on yesterday’s event. That was scary-bad. I mean, the kind of all-consuming, totally blinded, powerless to stop rage and mania like I used to get. I hate being out of control, and I was absolutely out of control. 2 clicks more in severity and I’d either be [...]
