YOU ARE NOT ALONE - A companion online community discussion board for The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast with Paul Gilmartin

My very first panic attack happened 15 years ago - while I was training for a new job. I say this because maybe once you're trained and used to the job, the attacks will be less frequent. Mine are triggered by feeling "stuck" ie. not knowing what I should do in the situation I'm in. There'...

I'd be very interested in some stories of people taking Latuda for the first time, particularly for Bipolar, and if it helped with anything else (such as anxiety). That's the next med in my long, long line of experiments. I don't have manic episodes so much as moderate depression and severe anxiety....

Hi abbysmom21299, how are you doing? I'd love to hear an update! I have to say, your post made me very excited and hopeful because my story is so similar to yours. I've been on every SSRI, ADHD meds, anti anxiety drugs. My psychiatrist finally decided that maybe I don't have depression and severe an...

So, I got my taxes done on time. And then I did my taxes for the two prior years that I had felt too overwhelmed to even do. Then I worked on my budget, which I've been trying to get myself to do for several months. Then I sorted my mail, which I also normally dread. Perhaps this Abilify thing will ...

Well, my cardiologist vetoed Seroquel due to my heart defect. That also disqualifies lithium and many of the other bipolar meds. I've started on Abilify and tapering down on the zoloft in case that is actually making things worse. We'll see how this goes.

Psychiatrist thinks it may be time to try bipolar meds. I've never even considered that I might be bipolar - I never saw any evidence of that. Depression, anxiety, yes. But I didn't realize that sudden onset irritable or angry moods could be a sign. And prozac made me super depressed and unstable an...

Thanks, SmartCookie, that's actually really helpful. It makes a lot more sense for me to frame my issues as a problem with intimacy rather than an addiction.

There are an awful lot of in-person meetings in my city, too!

( :D thanks, doll!) So I called in. It was really overwhelming. But good. I still don't know if I quite fit into what the group is about, but I did identify with a lot of what others were saying. I wish it was in person rather than over the phone. There were more than 20 people on the call. It was o...

I literally squeeed super loud and started dancing with my cat when I heard/saw Paul at the end of the trailer.

Haha!! at my post. I will report tomorrow morning after the meeting!