Posts Tagged ‘bipolar’

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Is My 8 Year Old Daughter Histrionic or Bipolar?

Last updated 16th July 2008

Q: I have a daughter adopted internationally at 17 months of age. She was in an orphanage and has low vision. She appeared to have many (or most) of the symptoms of reactive attachment disorder when we brought her home. She would hang limp-limbed when I carried her, she cried and screamed for long periods, [...]

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Bipolar Disorder and the Urge to Drive Fast

Last updated 17th June 2008

Q: I was started on Lithium 200 mg BID two weeks ago for Bipolar Disorder II. A few days ago I gave in to an overwhelming urge to drive as fast and as quick as my car would travel. The sound and feeling were exhilarating and I did it about 5 times that same day. [...]

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Husband is Beyond Financially Irresponsible!

Last updated 13th June 2008

Q: My husband is financially irresponsible and it’s causing arguments! Let me start by saying that we get along great for the most part. We enjoy the other’s company and doing things together like gardening, home improvements, cooking, vacationing, etc. He makes me smile on a daily basis and I love this guy. He has [...]

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I Give Plants, Numbers, and Letters Human Characteristics

Last updated 14th May 2008

Q: I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder type one after a mental breakdown at age 16. Right now I am taking 300 mg of Seroquel and 900 mg of lithium carbonate and 10 mg of Prozac. The medications are working well. I am now a third year Senior Chemistry major. But there is one question [...]

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Acquaintance of a Friend is Obsessed with My Husband

Last updated 7th May 2008

Q: My husband and I have just been told by friends of ours that one of their acquaintances, who we vaguely know from them, is obsessed with my husband. She claims that he is giving her “signs”. She is making things up that have never happened and is reading things into anything and everything that [...]

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