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Voices of Courage: Olanzapine side effects & withdrawals sharing experiences for the sake of others!

The second post in this new series called ‘Voices of Courage’ comes from a blog reader who very kindly reached out to me and offered some...

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Book review: The Insomnia Diaries – How I learned to sleep again by Miranda Levy

There have been so many instances over the course of my illness when I’ve found myself struggling with my sleep. It always seems to be...

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Voices of courage: Andrew Strathern shares his bipolar disorder story of survival, resilience & hope

Today marks the first day of a new series of posts that I am including on the 'Dying to Stay Alive' site, written by other warriors and...

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Quetiapine: the ‘zombifying’ drug that’s a nightmare to withdraw from!

I’m feeling pretty exhausted this morning because writing about medications and the problems that they’ve caused me over the years, is...

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Psychiatric medications part 2: discussing some of the side effects and withdrawal problems

Yesterday, I discussed some of the issues that I’ve come up against in my hideous twenty-year psychiatric nightmare. The truth is that...

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Psychiatric medications part 1: informed consent and the importance of the patient-led approach

The role of medications in psychiatry is a contentious issue and one which I have often felt hesitant about discussing. The reason for my...

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The importance of a thorough diagnosis in bipolar disorder and major depression with mixed features

Yesterday I outlined a chronological history and progression of my bipolar illness as it happened over the last twenty years, and today...

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