About Bipolar Disorder: Play Smart With Your Meds

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Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Disorder Symptoms / Diagnosis Treatment Coping and Support From Marcia Purse, your Guide to Bipolar Disorder Making a mistake with a medication might not have any effect at all. With many drugs, for example, missing a dose is no big deal, but with others, it could be very serious. This week, a medication mistake that seemed small - but wasn't. Bad Moves With Meds Can Cost You An apparently small mistake with your medications can lead to big problems. I learned that the hard way last week when ignoring the effects of a benzodiazepine led to a fall and a serious back injury. Here's what you can learn from my mistake. "Bipolar Lite?" Really? One of our forum volunteers, Skiinglabhost26 (commonly known as Ski), posted a rant because she'd been seeing Bipolar 2 referred to as "bipolar lite." I'm sure many of you can relate to her feelings. Missie: Life Changes Triggered Severe Manic Episode Severe stress isn't always caused by something bad, as reader Missie Adams found out. She'd been told at various times that she had four different mental illnesses. Not until she got married and began to move to her new husband's home - happy events, to be sure - did her bipolar disorder make itself clear. Hope for Weight Loss In addition to being physically dangerous, weight gain is a stumbling block to good mental health, because being overweight is depressing! But some recent studies have shown clinical evidence that certain techniques can and do help people with this problem lose weight. Bipolar Disorder Ads Play Play Games Now Play Play Play Script of Play Smart Smart Fortwo Featured Articles Lupus and Bipolar Disorder BP Kids Get Anxious, Too September BP Celebrity: Linda Hamilton Bipolar Disorder "Not Otherwise Specified" About Bipolar Disorder on Facebook Follow on Twitter   More from About.com Is it a Cold or the Flu? Knowing whether you have a cold or the flu can help you treat your symptoms more effectively. More> Concerned About Your Drinking? This short quiz can help you identify whether or not you have a drinking problem. More> This newsletter is written by: Marcia Purse Bipolar Disorder Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Bipolar Disorder newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   What We're Talking About Lurking Want to see the "fun" in BP? Inducing mania by non-bipolar people? Advertisement