Comments on: Larry and Linda Drain http://www.finkshrink.com/blog Information and support Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:42:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: lisa anthony http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/larry-and-linda-drain/comment-page-1#comment-1752 lisa anthony Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:53:40 +0000 http://finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/larry-and-linda-drain#comment-1752 Kudos to both of you Mr. and Mrs. Drain.--LA Kudos to both of you Mr. and Mrs. Drain.–LA

]]> By: Sheree http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/larry-and-linda-drain/comment-page-1#comment-1707 Sheree Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:04:30 +0000 http://finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/larry-and-linda-drain#comment-1707 Are u still working at this? Are u still working at this?

]]> By: Suzanne http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/larry-and-linda-drain/comment-page-1#comment-1356 Suzanne Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:39:10 +0000 http://finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/larry-and-linda-drain#comment-1356 A friend & I met in a support group led by a therapist associated with Mental Health America in another county. The therapist is helping us start a DBSA chapter in the county where we live. Our first meeting will be in Oct. My first suicide attempt was at age 15 (many more to follow & alcohol abuse, cocaine, speed, rash & irrational behaviors, huge mood swings, etc.) & misdiagnosis & unhelpful treatments (so many pills & therapists) even though my mother was bipolar & committed suicide. That should have been a clue to the docs, but in all fairness, I was only going to my Family Physician & did not go to a specialist such as a psychiatrist until I was seeing an internal medicine doctor & she recognized that I was in a mixed state & told me she didn't think I had "regular" depression but "bipolar" started me on Depakote & sent me to a psychiatrist. I was 45!! It took a year of trial & error to get the right combo of meds to keep me stable (5 years of stability before a relapse). My family was amazed at the difference in me. I hope our support group will be successful. A friend & I met in a support group led by a therapist associated with Mental Health America in another county. The therapist is helping us start a DBSA chapter in the county where we live. Our first meeting will be in Oct.

My first suicide attempt was at age 15 (many more to follow & alcohol abuse, cocaine, speed, rash & irrational behaviors, huge mood swings, etc.) & misdiagnosis & unhelpful treatments (so many pills & therapists) even though my mother was bipolar & committed suicide. That should have been a clue to the docs, but in all fairness, I was only going to my Family Physician & did not go to a specialist such as a psychiatrist until I was seeing an internal medicine doctor & she recognized that I was in a mixed state & told me she didn’t think I had “regular” depression but “bipolar” started me on Depakote & sent me to a psychiatrist. I was 45!!

It took a year of trial & error to get the right combo of meds to keep me stable (5 years of stability before a relapse). My family was amazed at the difference in me. I hope our support group will be successful.

]]> By: » Hopeworks Community and Hope Sources - Bipolar Beat http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/larry-and-linda-drain/comment-page-1#comment-1311 » Hopeworks Community and Hope Sources - Bipolar Beat Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:21:03 +0000 http://finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/larry-and-linda-drain#comment-1311 [...] encourage you to read the Drain’s bipolar story, which they have shared with visitors to our Bipolar Blog and to visit their Hopeworks Community [...] [...] encourage you to read the Drain’s bipolar story, which they have shared with visitors to our Bipolar Blog and to visit their Hopeworks Community [...]

]]> By: Bipolar Blog | Bipolar Disorder | Hopeworks Community | Larry and Linda Drain http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/larry-and-linda-drain/comment-page-1#comment-1158 Bipolar Blog | Bipolar Disorder | Hopeworks Community | Larry and Linda Drain Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:23:07 +0000 http://finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/larry-and-linda-drain#comment-1158 [...] encourage you to read the Drain’s bipolar story, which they have shared with visitors to the Bipolar Blog and to visit their Hopeworks Community [...] [...] encourage you to read the Drain’s bipolar story, which they have shared with visitors to the Bipolar Blog and to visit their Hopeworks Community [...]

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