STEPHEN FRY

Welcome Nix, you are amongst friends. The dvd is good and will no doubt help you a great deal... as will chatting here.

KSx

Hi Shinma,

Welcome to the site please get posting! Yeah the Voltaire quote is a good 'un.

KSx

Welcome Armando,

You are most welcome on our site and I hope we all get to know you better.

KSx

Welcome to the site Karen, I've already read one post by you - looks like you've been busy. Keep writing!

KSx

I've several of these threads about, and have chosen this one as the best to introduce myself for... well, just because.
I'm only fourteen - I'm guessing one of the youngest on the forum - but have been a fan of the wonderful Stephen for years now. His documentary - I bet you can't guess which! - was when I really took note of him. My mother suffers with manic depression, and after watching and re-watching Stephen, I started to really understand her moodswings, her temperment and, well, her. It brought us a lot closer and for that, I am eternally grateful.
Three therapists couldnt do the job you did in one hour.

Approaching my 40th birthday and I have now finally been diagnosed as bipolar Type 2, it is many suicide attempts later. Previously been on many different types of Anti Depressant - including seroxet, prozac and citalapram. Seroxet worked ok but like others who have posted made me really ill if I missed a dose. They have put me on Lithium mainly because everything else affects white blood count or my salt levels which are depleted due to recent cancer treatment (gone through chemo and radio twice in the last couple of years) and recently found out the cancer is back - started as cervical and spread to my stomach, it is still in my stomach and the sickness is pretty bad. The hyper mania seems to have stopped with the lithium but the lows are still there. Stopped by anti depressants because initially did not seem to need them and they (citalopram) gave me stomach pains and made me gag which then starts off the barrage of sickness again. Currently I am extremely tired and physically drained. Not sure whether I will go for any further cancer treatment. Had a low couple of days, figure that I don't really need to take pills any more just actually need not do anything. Even during my good days I have said that I could not do anymore chemo - the second round of treatment was much worse and would rather have quality of life than quantity.
This is an amazing site - so much rings true for me. The "Secret Life of the Manic Depressive" did really tell me anything that I didn't already know but it was a great way of helping me show my friends and family what it was like.
Like Katy I am currently putting my experiences down on paper. - Lithium Fry - A superhero for the future.
Well I have rambled on enough for now but I am sure I will have something to say in the future.
So finally - Great Job on the site.

Not terminal yet as far as I know, but each time I have had treatment they say it is gone then a few months later it is back - so don't know what to believe. Actually missing my highs - I know others have said this too and I know a big high now would be dangerous as it would be followed by a very bad crash but at least during a high I got things done.