I’m on a cortisone awareness crusade. There is so much ignorance surrounding its use and how it can affect bipolar disorder symptoms. I’ve had two cortisone shots in the past few years and both times they caused profound depression and a spike in hypomanic episodes. On both occasions my doctors assured me that the dose [...]
Here are the facts.
Pot and alcohol seem to help bipolar disorder symptoms for some people. They can be perceived as calming and harmless, but there is one significant way that pot and alcohol negatively impact bipolar disorder: they affect deep sleep. As you have probably figured out on your own, structured sleep is [...]
Up to 40% of people with bipolar disorder have a dual diagnosis. This means a drug or alcohol problem along with bipolar disorder. This is not pretty.
I was a very heavy drinker before I was diagnosed. I drank to feel better. I had absolutely no idea it was a serious depressant. I also didn’t know [...]
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