Feeling Like a Guinea Pig?

When you begin seeing a psychiatrist (or any physician who manages your bipolar medication), you may begin to feel like a guinea pig. Your doctor tries one medication after another to see which one works and which one doesn’t, which one produces the least annoying side effects, and which medications seem to get along best [...]

Posted on October 24, 2007 Filed Under Medications, Treatment | Leave a Comment

The Tragic Tale of Rebecca Riley

On Sunday September 30, the CBS news program 60 Minutes aired a report entitled “Who Killed Rebecca Riley.” The piece explores the tragic death of four-year old Rebecca Riley due to an overdose of psychiatric medications. In the story, Katie Couric explains how Rebecca had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of three [...]

Posted on October 3, 2007 Filed Under Children, Diagnosis, Treatment, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Treatments in the Works for Bipolar Disorder

On September 3, 2007, Associated Press Science Writer Malcom Ritter published an insightful article called “Scientists Test New Bipolar Remedies,” about scientists who are “casting a wide net to find better treatments for the crushing depression and uncontrolled manias of bipolar disorder.”
The article sheds light on various treatments/medications that hold out some promise for those [...]

Posted on September 4, 2007 Filed Under Medications, Treatment | Leave a Comment

Modafinil to Treat Depression in Bipolar Disorder?

Science Daily just reported in an article titled “‘Wake-Up Pill’ Under Study To Treat Patients With Bipolar Disorder” that a “preliminary study of 85 patients with bipolar disorder shows that a drug used to treat patients with sleep disorders might also control the depressive symptoms associated with bipolar disorder.” The study first appeared in the [...]

Posted on August 7, 2007 Filed Under Medications, Treatment | Leave a Comment

Building a Successful Treatment Team

When you have other illnesses, you’re usually well aware that you are not feeling well, and you seek some form of medical treatment. When you’re manic or depressed, however, you may not realize what’s going on and may actually do your best to avoid treatment. That’s why it’s so important to have a solid bipolar [...]

Posted on July 14, 2007 Filed Under Treatment | Leave a Comment

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