http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/forum/bbc-2-the-secret-life-of-the-manic-depressive Just another bbPress community en-US Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:22:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/search.php http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/writers-thread#post-248753 Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:29:35 +0000 katysara 248753@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <p>Here is the requested stickied writers thread. Make good use of it. </p> <p>KSx </p> http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/altnernative-medication-herbs-and-naturopath-truehope-moodcalm#post-281543 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:10:50 +0000 kari727 281543@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <p>Does anyone take or know anything about some alternative medications?</p> <p>Ive read two for BIPOLAR which are TRUEHOPE &amp; MOODCALM </p> http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/introduce-yourself#post-30797 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:13:04 +0000 Anonymous 30797@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Here is a thread for new forum members to say hello to each other. You are sure to find this board a welcome place for people who are seeking friendly advice, discussion about Bipolar Disorder and support when needed. Please try and keep all posts carefully worded so as not to cause offence and remember that everyone is here for each other. http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/road-to-recovery-my-blog-updates#post-281423 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:45:26 +0000 Drac0 281423@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <p>Added a few new articles to my blog over the last couple of days that some might find interesting:</p> <p><a href="http://nudirection.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/depression-is-illness-not-life-choice.html">Depression is an illness, not a life choice</a>: Kim Lester from ABC Australia recently posted a story on The Drum about her own experiences with depression &amp; suicidal thoughts.</p> <p><a href="http://nudirection.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/vitamin-d-to-fight-depression.html">Vitamin D to fight depression?</a>: Low levels of vitamin D have been linked to depression, according to UT Southwestern Medical Center psychiatrists working with the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study. It is believed to be the largest such investigation ever undertaken.</p> <p><a href="http://nudirection.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/excessive-gamers-more-depressed.html">Excessive gamers more depressed?</a>: Victoria University recently published a report from preliminary studies that seem to show that gamers who average 33 hours a week or more playing may have higher levels of anxiety &amp; depression than those who play less frequently.</p> <p><a href="http://nudirection.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/fight-stigma.html">Fight Stigma: Stamping Out the Stigma of Mental Illness</a>: Discusses the stigma of mental illness &amp; lists a number of myths associated with mental illness.</p> <p><a href="http://nudirection.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/mind-over-matterpatients-perceptions-of.html">Mind Over Matter</a>: A recent press release by the Association of Psychological Science has suggested that what the sufferer thinks of their illness (ANY illness) plays a large roll in determining their health outcomes.</p> <p><a href="http://nudirection.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/traumatic-experience-silence-linked.html">Traumatic experience, silence linked</a>: People who suffer a traumatic experience often don&#39;t talk about it, and many forget it over time. &quot;<em>There&#39;s this idea, with silence, that if we don&#39;t talk about something, it starts fading.</em>&quot; says Charles B. Stone of Belgium&#39;s Universite Catholique de Louvain, the co-author of a study on the subject.</p> <p><a href="http://nudirection.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/facebook-is-this-any-place-for-not-so.html">Facebook: Is this any place for the not-so-self-assured to make friends?</a>: Facebook, the social networking giant that connects 845 million people to one another, may be a jolly gabfest for the self-assured. But for those who suffer from low self-esteem, it appears to be a rather nasty trap, luring such people into self-disclosures that prompt many a Facebook friend to agree with their low opinion of themselves.</p> <p>Hope someone finds these useful.</p> <p>Cheers </p> http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/crazy-meds-info-on-various-medications#post-281379 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:21:25 +0000 Drac0 281379@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <p>Crazy Meds is a great site to visit if you want to find out about any medications you may be on or are being considered for you.</p> <p>As they say, it&#39;s &quot;where you can learn what’s good, what’s bad, what’s interesting, and what’s plain weird and funny about psychiatric and neurological medications.&quot;</p> <p><a href="http://crazymeds.us" rel="nofollow">http://crazymeds.us</a></p> <p>Thought some might find this useful.</p> <p>Cheers </p> http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/a-place-to-express-thanks-for-mr-frys-work#post-133173 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:51:55 +0000 michael 133173@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <p><strong>many visitors to this part of the forum post thank-yous to</p> <p>Mr Stephen Fry</p> <p>for his documentary the Secret Life of the Manic Depressive,</p> <p> for his support of mental health organizations, </p> <p>and for his openness.</p> <p>please feel free to make this space your own. </p> <p>this thread was started by members of this forum who wish to express their thanks.</strong></p> <p>as always...with love, michael +forum</p> <p>_______________________________________________________<br /> please consider what Andrew posted in the FAQs of this site: <a href="http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=85" rel="nofollow">http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=85</a></p> <p>and remember that this is a public forum.</p> <p>comments ABOUT this thread can be posted here <a href="http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5337" rel="nofollow">http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5337</a> </p> http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/medication-advice-lamotrigine#post-281343 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:16:39 +0000 kari727 281343@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <p>i know very little about medications for bipolar and have never been treated for it. I was just given a prescription for lamotrigine but had concerns about whether it would help alleviate any of my anxiety and panic. I&#39;m not entirely sure if its being caused by my daily cycling OR a seperate issue. I&#39;ve been treated in the past with a medication (paroxetine) that solely helped with panic and anxiety (which all but went away) but had manic times and went thru 2 depressive episodes on it (and other issues). I&#39;m hoping this will work for me without the need of another medication but Im reading that it may not do much for the anxiety.... which can take front stage above all other issues due to how socially debilitating it is (I can function better depressed than when panicked or super anxious - okay... both are bad of course). I&#39;ve been off medication for over a year now and have been going out of my mind - finally broke down and went to a psychiatrist and this was the medication she thought best to start on.</p> <p>Any advice would be great - I just joined this forum hoping to connect with some people in similar situations as me. </p> http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/exercise-mania#post-280837 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:05:22 +0000 elTweeno 280837@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <p>Hey folks!</p> <p>I&#39;ve been wondering about exercise &amp; mania, and the potential links. </p> <p>My new GP is fascinated by the way I&#39;ve suddenly gone from a serious low to having very manic days since I started running &amp; going back to the gym, and thinks there&#39;s definitely a link there, but it&#39;s not actually really known about.</p> <p>It can&#39;t be good when your GP kindly asks to to exercise LESS, can it?! &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_rolleyes.gif&quot; title=&quot;:roll:&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> <p>Has anyone else had similar experiences? How did you manage to get past it? At the moment I&#39;m up and down like a yo-yo that&#39;s been drinking Red Bull....</p> <p>eT</p> <p>P.S. I&#39;m back. </p> http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/a-place-to-sit#post-271751 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:56:37 +0000 gadgetgirl 271751@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <p>Do we have a place to sit and just not say/type very much any more? Cos I really need it today...I&#39;ve not felt this cr$p in a long time. </p> http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/surgery-giving-hope-to-depression-sufferers#post-281185 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:18:47 +0000 Drac0 281185@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <p>Just posted a story on my blog about a medical procedure being used in Australia to help treat deep depression. Originally used to treat Tourette syndrome &amp; Parkinsons disease, it appears to be successful for depression as well.</p> <p>See <a href="http://nudirection.blogspot.com.au/" rel="nofollow">http://nudirection.blogspot.com.au/</a> for more details.</p> <p>Cheers </p> http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/neways-nutrition#post-12683 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:52:38 +0000 MaryD 12683@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Hi, Chris and Panda!<br /> <br /> Wow - a lot has been written since I last checked! My husband was using the computer for a number of days this week so I'm only just catching up on computer things!! Very interesting posts.<br /> <br /> Here's my thoughts: From all I've read, seen &amp; experienced, it seems that all sorts of emotional/mental/physical problems can be related, and can stem from the same cause or causes, such as blood sugar problems. I think that certain root problems can manifest themselves in different ways in different people, and therefore people can be treated in the same way if they have the same root problem. I prefer natural treatments which get to the root of a problem!<br /> <br /> My psychiatrist was amazed at how different I was after taking krill oil. She said, &quot;Whatever you're doing, keep doing it!&quot;<br /> <br /> Interestingly, I was diagnosed with &quot;generalised anxiety disorder&quot; as well as depression. They could occur together but usually separately. Both were frightening, like being shut in a nightmare from which I could not escape.<br /> <br /> Our body works a certain way. The key is to figure out what foods and other things help it work best, and stick to those for the best health!!<br /> <br /> My best to both of you,<br /> Mary http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/ex-wallaby-clyde-rathbone-battles-the-black-dog#post-281229 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:18:24 +0000 Drac0 281229@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <p>Sorry for another blog link....</p> <p>On Monday (31/01/2012), 30 year old Clyde Rathbone, a former international rugby union star for the Australian Wallabies (15 tests between 2004 &amp; 2006) made a startling post on his Facebook wall revealing his personal battle with mental illness.</p> <p>In the post, Rathbone speaks openly about his past &amp; how emotional abuse as a child left him battling mental illness throughout his life. He asked that his story be distributed in an attempt to help others deal with similar situations.</p> <p>It is with thanks to people like Clyde that the issue of mental illness is being brought out into the open. His candid story can only help in raising awareness of mental health issues &amp; the stigma associated with these illnesses. I would personally like to thank him for this frank &amp; deeply personal post &amp; wish him all the best for the future as he continues to face his problems.</p> <p>Here is his story, in his own words: <a href="http://nudirection.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/ex-wallaby-clyde-rathbone-reveals-all.html" rel="nofollow">http://nudirection.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/ex-wall.....s-all.html</a></p> <p>I hope his story inspires others to speak out about mental illness.</p> <p>Cheers </p> http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/who-you-are-does-make-a-difference-blue-ribbon#post-281195 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:56:42 +0000 Drac0 281195@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <p>Sorry if I seem to put stuff from my blog here too much but sometimes it&#39;s really too big to put into one post, as in this case.</p> <p>I don&#39;t know if the following is a true story or not, but I don&#39;t think it matters at all. I received the following in an email a couple of years ago when I was in a depressed state &amp; promptly forgot about it. It was only today, going through my old emails that I found it again. True or not, it does say something important, at least to me.</p> <p>I&#39;m passing my Blue Ribbon on to you. I&#39;ll let the pictures tell the story:</p> <p><a href="http://nudirection.blogspot.com.au/p/who-you-are-does-make-difference-blue.html" rel="nofollow">http://nudirection.blogspot.com.au/p/who-you-are-d.....-blue.html</a></p> <p>Cheers </p> http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/mania-post-here-before-doing-something-stupid#post-48530 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:35:52 +0000 LilyG 48530@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Hullo dears.<br /> After posting on another forum about the manic in manic depression and after feeling it begin to build in myself again, I thought it would be worth having a forum for people to come and post in whilst they feel manic, or if they want to talk about their mania, to help them chill out and keep themselves safe.<br /> <br /> I recently had a severe manic episode in which I shaved off all of my hair, in the process cutting up my head pretty bad. Then I went out onto the street in nothing but a singlet and undies and went to the pub. I thought I looked freaking fantastic, and I talked to all these people about how I was gonna be famous and change the world with my acting and such. Not not not cool, Lily. But at the time I thought I was fine. Perhaps if I had run it by someone here first I would have realised how bad an idea that was.<br /> <br /> So.<br /> <br /> Thankyou my lovlies. http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/5-htp#post-279607 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:36:43 +0000 Naimh 279607@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <p>Hi. I have lurked around this forum for sometime but have never posted before. What I would like to do is ask everyone about their thoughts on the 5 htp.<br /> I was on the drug Effexor for nearly ten years but recently decided to come off it. I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and I also have chronic migraines which effect me for up to 15 days a month and for which I have been hospitalised on more than one occasion. I have mentioned to my GP on numerous occasions the link between low serotonin levels and depression, fibromyalgia and migraine but to be honest although he listened politely and agreed that &#39;it could be so&#39; he could offer no help other then continuing with effexor.<br /> I have tried to come off effexor in the past with my doctors support but the physical and emotional effects of withdrawal were to horrendous for me to continue and I am sorry to say I gave in and returned to this drug.</p> <p>Last week I took things into my own hands, stopped effexor and started on 5 htp. The difference to my fibromyalgia and migraines has been fantastic and for the first time in years I am pain and migraine free. Yes I know it is early days but before this I have had pain and headaches every single day.<br /> I have also found the physical symptoms of withdrawal from effexor are minimal this time around BUT sadly the emotional side effects of withdrawal are horrendous. I am crying all the time, having awful panic attacks and just carrying out normal every day tasks is proving extremely difficult. It is as if I cannot think rationally and even deciding what to make for dinner this evening is beyonde me which in turn has me feeling a complete failure. Put mildly in a matter of days I have become a total emotional wreck.</p> <p>I have told all this to my doctor but he can only suggest going back on effexor or trying another similar AD. This I do not want to do. I want to continue with 5 htp to see if it can make a difference to my depression but I am not sure how to go about this. How much 5 htp should I be taking to help my depression? How much can I safely take? Also how long will it take before I notice it starting to help my mood? I have asked my GP who simply looked on google and told me to take about 100mg but I believe it will take much more to help me.<br /> Yes I know I should be researching this myself but such is my mood at the moment I find reading up on this subject just leaves me confused and feeling more of a failure for not being able to help myself.<br /> Thank you for reading. </p>