Any One Here Suffer From A Mental Disorder?

AquaBlue said:
I take Abilify as well.

My Medications (Bipolar, Anxiety, ADHD, and N
ervous Tic Disorder):
Depakote
Lamictal
Klonopin
Abilify
Effexor
Adderall

(I used to take Lithium but it was removed from my cocktail because it was damaging my kidneys)

My Medications (Blood Pressure (heart), Thyroid):

Fenofibrate
Synthroid
Lisinopril

When I was in 3rd grade I was diagnosed with Epilepsy. I got lucky because it was caught early. By 7th grade I was out of the woods - no seizures since then yet I do have a mild case of Nervous Tic Disorder today.

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i take lamictal i not bipolar, do it give you side effects it do me
 
I have discovered that if I take my ADHD (Adderall) - this is when time has elapsed after taking my bipolar meds - that those specific pills remove my mania within an hour. Now that's a very good thing.

:P

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caz12 said:
get them test thyroid,many women get bums rush told it fibromylaia and same symptoms as under active thyroid
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True that, Caz.....having a sonogram for my Thyroid next week....my shoulder and arm pain persists, but not as bad as it was...glands still swollen somewhat....and 3 doctors say it's my Thyroid...(suspected it was Fibromylaia at first)....waiting to see.
 
I have a Thyroid problem myself. I heard once that if your finger (and toe) nails grow faster than normal that it is a physical indicator that your Thyroid is over active. True?

My nails are growing lighting fast! I am concerned to say the least. I see my MD by the of the month. Let's see what tests he issues me. I feel the results might indicate problems but I'll keep a positive attitude.
 
My sister was diagnosed bipolar after 10 years of being wrongly diagnosed with depression and aspergers. But after the 6th suicide attempt and having to call the police on her for trying to stab me, she was diagnosed (partially) with borderline personality disorder.
I was diagnosed with dysthymia and anxiety and ADHD.

Guess you can say it runs in the family :)
 
I can understand, to a point, what she is signing (please view video below) but I want to understand more of what she is communicating on the subject of stigma associated with mental illness.

Can someone please tell me the gist of her message?

Thanks. :ty:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PutKQ620lQ"]LINK[/ame].

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Roca said:
That was me.

See message #32 in this thread.
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nah he's talking about deaftears, oh so very definitely schizophrenic, but we don't even want to start down that road!

I don't suffer from a mental disorder.....I rather enjoy being crazy :) :ty:
 
Mimsy said:
I have anxiety disorder from a trauma. I am afraid to be in the dark, to be alone, to be far away from family. I am nervous when I try to sleep at night when I know everyone in the apartment is already asleep because I feel like I need someone to be awake to watch and make sure everything is safe. It comforts me if I wake up in the middle of the night, I look out my window and see the city lights all around and hear cars/buses/fire trucks being noisy. It makes me know I'm not alone during the night, that people are still awake and are around if something bad happens. It used to make me nervous just to admit all this, but now it feels good to be able to let it out.

I see a psychiatrist once a month, we talk about ways to re-think my feelings. I use klonopin to prevent panic attacks. I've gotten A LOT better.
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Really you have how long, I have anxiety disorder,. psychiatrist specialist two med is help better control me

it is destory cochlear implant my anxiety i let know you I screw up functions affect to my life, doctor found it out anxiety said on high anxiety I am shocked

what is happened cochlear implant affect to anxiety oh no way serious kidding to me I shocked

Anxiety affect to cochlear implant panic loud and annoy scary..

panic not funny it is serious,

I am better normal I am lots of prevent cochlear implant, It is very lots of better normal happy new transfer psychiast , old psychiast doens't work :( low quality.

new doctor give me better imrove on my health control successfully. I am happy better insecure

small anxiety that all. I think so risk anxiety very fear odd. itself clonazepam

It is sadly hurt to ruing to cochlear Implant. my father heartbroken care also and family knew me respect to love me how feeling . I don't understand what is happened I feeling better improve they supportive on protect me health support

I supportive to health. I am glad of anxiety won't rid on, I have long term :(
14 yrs long term suffer serious! long term not easy lots of adjust terrible bad!
 
loved that stuff -clonazepam but while i used that to help calm study stress some 15 years ago but its too hard to 'study again as awake' so i stopped using it after a while, not my thing i did use it for long. strong and effective yes
 
Grummer said:
loved that stuff -clonazepam but while i used that to help calm study stress some 15 years ago but its too hard to 'study again as awake' so i stopped using it after a while, not my thing i did use it for long. strong and effective yes
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i must be well addicted to cloberzam it samething,been on it for years,but not for mental problems but sure i get them if i stopped them.
i notice she take lamotrigne,i go back to dr cos that is contra indicated with other meds....i have small focus point in brain due to very bad accident years ago that why i take it....
i get awful panic attacks,when i dont feel real they started when i went deaf,i use to follow husband holding his belt or hit my hands till they bled so i felt real......the first attack had i was left in london to get home on my own,i got down to platform, tube was coming in and i freaked out..cant even talk about it gives me shudders
 
i was meant to say its too strong, so i didnt use it for long, only a couple months, as at that time i was a drug addict and needed to stay calm as i was going thru withdrawal from harder stuff and back to study, it was crazy, but the clona helped at that time, and no i wouldnt want to touch it now, I think its WAY too strong, i like normal normal.
 
i've had depression for years, and anxiety. I take celexa (citalopram) which helps. Not so much anxiety these days, and my depression is more manageable. I also go to counseling on a regular basis, which I'm happy with as every now and then I can tell something's "off" so I discuss it with my counselor and we figure out what's going on and how to deal with it.
 
AquaBlue said:
I can understand, to a point, what she is signing (please view video below) but I want to understand more of what she is communicating on the subject of stigma associated with mental illness.

Can someone please tell me the gist of her message?

Thanks. :ty:
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I know you just asked for the gist of it, but I thought I'd take a shot at writing up the whole thing. Mostly as an exercise for myself. If you still want a condensed version, drop me a line.

Hi.

My name is Tammy Fletcher. I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist here in California. Now I want to talk about stigma as related to mental illness.

Recently, on the internet, on a website called time.com (related to Time - the famous magazine) there was an article titled "Re-defining Crazy". That article appeared and people reading it got really upset - they felt insulted*. In this vlog, I want to talk a little about the reason why.

We respect that way-**

My belief is that as therapists, our job sometimes includes helping people understand mental illness. Meaning, you know our society and our culture uses words that can have a negative effect on people who really experience mental problems. Words like "bipolar", "schizo", "crazy" that we use in a negative way. That causes*** people struggling with mental problems to feel stigmatized and negative, like people are looking at them in a negative way.

That article focused on a book that we use - it's for therapists and psychiatrists - called the DSM (That stands for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - she shows a copy of the book). That's my copy of the book. It can be very useful. It lists many different problems, including sexual problems, mental retardation, autism, eating disorders, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, this list goes on and on. There are hundreds on the list. Some are lighter, mild problems, and others are very serious. They're all included in the DSM.

So the DSM has been in use all this time. Next year (2013) we're going to have a new version of the book. Now psychiatrists and psychologists as a group are discussing what's going to be included in the new version.

That was discussed in the article, but the article missed the point. First, "Redefining Crazy" was a horribly negative title. Also, in the article, the writer was somewhat insulting, using language that looked down on people who struggle with mental illness. For example, there's a problem called dermatillomania which means that you continuously pick at your skin - and it's a serious problem: I've seen several clients really struggle with it. ****The article trivialized it and called it a 'reality show problem'. Many people were upset to read that kind of thing!

This book, the DSM, is important for several reasons. First we use it to research different problems people experience. How do we find out what they have? How do we help them improve? It's all in the same language, that we can all understand.

Second, and also very important, if you want to go to therapy or see a psychiatrist, and use your insurance to pay for the visit, the DMA shows the therapist what number they need to use for the diagnosis. They get the number from the list in the book and give it to your insurance company. They can accept or reject the insurance claim: if they accept it means they'll pay. Then the therapist has to continue to update your insurance company, let them know what's happening with your diagnosis.

So there are several reasons why it's important to have the DSM. It's a good, helpful book. At the same time, as a therapist I feel like there's a weakness to using any book, really. If a person comes to me, that's a person, not just words out of a book. I need to use the book, and you can, but still you have to analyze, get to know the person, interact, understand what's really going on. You can't just sign off and that's it. You have to analyze each person, the individual, their specific personality. That will help them get better.

I think the most important problem in that article is that people who experience mental health problems, they already feel awkward and ashamed and embarrassed. Maybe they don't understand what they're experiencing. Then they go to time.com (face emphasizing its association with the famous magazine) and they respect what's written there, but the information there is really questionable. It's not supportive, it's not right, and it's very negative. It can make you feel worse: more negative, more embarrassed about yourself, and then you struggle with that. Maybe you end up resisting seeking therapy. That's not good. If a person struggles with a mental illness, it's important that they go ahead and look for help, so they can feel better.

That's my main problem with the article. People already feeling embarrassed about their mental health problems, and this is making it worse. It's important to know, when you read an article, wherever it is, remember that it might not always be right. On the internet, in a book, whatever. It's ok to take information from it to use, but remember that each person is different. You have to analyze the whole person, not just words in a book.

If you yourself feel like you need some support for your mental health, go ahead and look for support. I'm including some good websites below. Look them over and check them out. The information is very dependable. Nothing negative or stigmatizing. It's more "Oh! that makes sense!" It's more supportive, positive, and hopeful.

Thank you all for watching. I'll see you next time, in the next video. If you feel like you want to add some comments below, you're welcome to do that.
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*Not the right word. Anyone help me with the sign at 1:10?
**1:16, seems like she got cut off by the video editing, or I missed something. Anyone?
***1:56 - I used causes, but that's not what she's mouthing. Not sure. Anyone catch it?
****4:19, this looks like a lexicalized fingerspelling #CO (company?) but I'm not sure if that fits in the sentence.

(I'm bouncing back and forth between interpreting more fully into English typical usage vs trying to keep the signs she used intact as much as possible, only because I'm working hard these days on trying to catch every sign and notice how the signer put them together, not just getting the basic idea and running with it.)
 
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amylynne said:
I know you just asked for the gist of it, but I thought I'd take a shot at writing up the whole thing. Mostly as an exercise for myself. If you still want a condensed version, drop me a line.

*Not the right word. Anyone help me with the sign at 1:10?
**1:16, seems like she got cut off by the video editing, or I missed something. Anyone?
***1:56 - I used causes, but that's not what she's mouthing. Not sure. Anyone catch it?
****4:19, this looks like a lexicalized fingerspelling #CO (company?) but I'm not sure if that fits in the sentence.

(I'm bouncing back and forth between interpreting more fully into English typical usage vs trying to keep the signs she used intact as much as possible, only because I'm working hard these days on trying to catch every sign and notice how the signer put them together, not just getting the basic idea and running with it.)
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I knew someone with dermatillomania.. his hands were kind of scary to look at, eventually he just wore gloves all the time to stop it. Have lost contact with him, no idea where he is now :P
 
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Oc318 said:
I knew someone with dematillomania.. his hands were kind of scary to look at, eventually he just wore gloves all the time to stop it. Have lost contact with him, no idea where he is now :P
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It always infuriates me when people decide that other people's problems aren't real, or that they're not that bad, or whatever. It's like, you're not the one living it, so have some respect or go away, you know?

Anyway, I noticed that if you follow aquablue's original video's link to youtube, there's a link to another video where she discusses the topic in English. It's not the exact same thing. She leaves some things out and expands on others, but if any hearing people are curious and would rather listen than read, it's there.
 
AquaBlue said:
I have a Thyroid problem myself. I heard once that if your finger (and toe) nails grow faster than normal that it is a physical indicator that your Thyroid is over active. True?

My nails are growing lighting fast! I am concerned to say the least. I see my MD by the of the month. Let's see what tests he issues me. I feel the results might indicate problems but I'll keep a positive attitude.
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i never knew about the nails,it strange mine do grow quickly, are you sure it not myth
 
I do not have any disorders as an adult, but as a child, I suffered from massive panic attacks. They started when I was about three. They would hit so hard and fast that people would call 911. I would lose consciousness and turn blue. It looked like I was dying, and it felt like I was dying. In actuality, I was merely hyperventilating due to the panic attack. This hasn't happened since I have been an adult, but I surely sympathize with people who have disorders. It is so real to the person going through it. Every time it happened to me I was so sure I was dying or having a heart attack or stroke. The mind is such a powerful thing. It can easily manifest itself into physical symptoms that are very real.
 
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