Mad in America
OCTOBER 27, 2023
On this journey to find answers about my health a realization occurred — I have been having ocular and abdominal migraines since I was a child. I recall hearing my parents fight through the walls as I tried to sleep at night. ” His mother was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
Dr. Sagnik Mukherjee Blog
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Exploring the Connection Between Bipolar Disorder and Anxiety Disorders As a parent, caregiver, or even a concerned family member, have you ever wondered whether the mood swings you witness in your loved one could be more than just emotional highs and lows? However, it’s not just about mood swings.
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Mad in America
MARCH 30, 2024
I knew in October of 2018 that Matt was in trouble during a phone call, when he told me in a cheerful voice that he had been to the ER for “mental health reasons” but was “fine.” In October 2019, during Matt’s move to a new apartment, I observed that Matt was emotionally paralyzed, unable to pack from lack of sleep.
Kids Mental Health Info
MAY 13, 2015
Facts for Families on Bipolar Disorder Adapted from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Bipolar disorder (formerly called manic depressive illness) is an illness of the brain that causes extreme changes in a persons mood, energy, thinking, and behavior. The illness can affect anyone.
Mad in America
JULY 19, 2024
It’s about learning to self-regulate, so that, if and when mental storms pass through, they no longer require such harsh societal intervention. I was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1998. First, how many hours of sleep did I get the night before? I do not blame society for wanting to regulate unruly behavior.
Mad in America
APRIL 12, 2024
I depended on her expertise to keep me out of crisis, while the medication kept me grounded, sleeping, and helped me forget. Both were eventually diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The antidepressant, prescribed by a neurologist, had unearthed my “predisposition for bipolar,” the psychiatrists would later claim.
Mad in America
JANUARY 9, 2024
T here is a core concept shaping the ‘market’ in health, the concept of an assay, that few doctors or patients understand. This idea went nowhere, until a birth defect crisis triggered by thalidomide, a sleeping pill, struck. Drugs like mirtazapine improve appetite and sleep; this is a tonic effect.
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