Straight Talk on Managing Bipolar Disorder » Drugs and Alcohol http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog by Julie A. Fast Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:58:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 2006-2007 juliethewriter@speakeasy.net (Straight Talk on Managing Bipolar Disorder) juliethewriter@speakeasy.net (Straight Talk on Managing Bipolar Disorder) posts Learn about bipolar disorder, it's symptoms, side effects and how to create stability Straight Talk on Managing Bipolar Disorder Straight Talk on Managing Bipolar Disorder juliethewriter@speakeasy.net No no http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Straight Talk on Managing Bipolar Disorder http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog 144 144 Cortisone and Bipolar Disorder http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/cortisone-and-bipolar-disorder/ http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/cortisone-and-bipolar-disorder/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:14:01 +0000 Admin http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/2008/01/17/cortisone-and-bipolar-disorder/ 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 [...] Related posts:
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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 [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/can-i-use-marijuana-and-alcohol-to-calm-down/feed/ 0 Alcohol and Drugs http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/alcohol-and-drugs/ http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/alcohol-and-drugs/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:38:18 +0000 Admin http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/2007/08/08/alcohol-and-drugs/ 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 [...] Related posts:

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