Saturday, January 14, 2006

Click It! or Comment (please)

I've written a questionnaire regarding Manic Depression (Bipolar Disorder) with questions for both bipolar people and non-bipolar people. I've asked just 3 questions of non-bipolar readers. PLEASE take just a few minutes to read & answer the few questions. If anybody feels uncomfortable, I've allowed the anonymous feature for comments. If you don't want to read any further, please remember to click on Belinda's blog located on top of my right sidebar. Thanks for participating!


For NON-Bipolar people:

1) Are you aware that Bipolar Disorder and Manic Depressive are one in the same?
2) Would it make a difference to you if someone said they were Manic Depressive rather than Bipolar?
3) Are there any questions you'd like to ask about Bipolar Disorder?

For Bipolar people:

Mood Stabilizers
4) What mood stabilizers have you taken?
5) Which have worked best & were there any side effects when you started them?
6) Have any mood stabilizers had adverse effects for you? If so, which & how?

Lithium
7) Have you been on Lithium? If so, is it a mood stabilizer, anti-depressant or both?
8) Has anyone whose taken Lithium had thyroid damage?
9) Has anyone stopped taken Lithium for some other reasons (other than it just didn't work).
10) If yes to either of the 2 above, what medication did you replace it with?
11) Is anyone undergoing thyroid treatment, i.e. Synthroid? If so, have you noticed any change in the Bipolar symptoms?

I'll do another questionnaire about anti-depressants soon. Feel free to leave any other comments pertinent to this topic.
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posted by jane at 11:56 AM