Question by Drunk Monkey: Is there anything I can do to stop yawning so much from my bipolar medication? 10 POINTS?
Ok i started taking a bipolar medication a while back and ever since then i’ve been yawning all the time, even when i get plenty of sleep and i’m not even tired. Is there anything i can do to stop yawning so much? Or is there any medication i can take for it?

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Article by Sarah Dillon

The hemorrhoidectomy recovery period is a common question that is posed by hemorrhoids sufferers who are considering the hemorrhoidectomy procedure as a viable way to get some relief from the symptoms of hemorrhoids.

Generally a hemorrhoidectomy recovery will take between 6-8 weeks but this will obviously vary from patient to patient. You need to avoid heavy lifting for up to 3 weeks after the hemorrhoidectomy procedure and generally you will be able to return to work after about 2 weeks once your physician has seen you.

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Question by AngelMidnight: If a diagnosis changes from schizophrenia to Bipolar Type 2, could disability payments stop?
I had to come off schizophrenia medication due to a potential heart problem. However, I did not have hallucinations and then I had no diagnosis. Four weeks later I had a Bipolar Symptom and now the diagnosis is Bipolar Type 2. My disability from Social Security was granted based on a schizophrenia diagnosis. Will I have to return to work based on my diagnosis changing or is Bipolar Type 2 a diagnosis where disability benefits can be received?

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Research on brain structure and function, neurochemical messenger systems (neurotransmitters), and brain-body connections suggests fundamental, delicate, two-way relationships between the brain’s environment and mood, behavior, and resistance to disease.

One focus of brain research has been to identify and integrate traditional medical and psychiatric knowledge with new psychobiological and “psychoneuroimmunologic” data.

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The condition in which people experience abnormally high manic or hypomania states that disturbs with normal functioning is known as bipolar disorder. It refers to the cycling of high and low poles (episodes). Besides medicines and therapy, the condition can be treated with bipolar support.

Bipolar disorder is equally prevalent in men and women of any cultures and ethnic groups. One out of every forty- five adults in America is facing the chemical imbalance in the brain that is approximately five million Americans are afflicted by the condition.

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My daughter was born in 2003 and I was diagnosed in 2006 with bipolar type 2 (and I also suffer from anxiety.)

Her father and I were never in a loving relationship. We had been friends in college and one time… our friendship went beyond those boundaries and…my daughter was conceived. We have shared custody (every other week), and I’ve always tried to have a good relationship with him (as partners in parenting our child).

Now five years has gone by and for the past couple of years he’s been bullying me, treatening me and trying to control me out of fear. He always says that I shouldn’t “dare” defy him and his decissions because he will use my bipolar illness against me and take my daughter away from me. Mind you all, I am medicated, stable and even go for regular therapy and I am an outstanding mom (never neglected my child or anything of that sort).

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My husband, will get mad about anything, and he just starts rambling on about nothing. He tells me to get out of his life, and doesn’t realize how he treats me. He is very destructive towards our things. Is this possibly signs of Bipolar?

When I was younger, my mom was diagnosed with bipolar or manic depression. She was institutionalized because they felt she may hurt herself or someone but I never saw her that way. Her mood would change very frequently from happy one hour to sad the next. She was never really angry but sad a lot. Sometimes she wasn’t fully there probably because of all the medications she was taking. She would tell me she heard voices etc. and I always asked what was wrong and her answer was always “You are too young to understand.” I am now 29 years old and she passed when I was 14. I also think my mom passing when I was 14 affected me psychologically. I bottled up my feelings and didn’t talk about it when I was younger. I still bottle up now a days and can’t really express my feelings towards people.

I noticed I can go from being happy to having violent thoughts yet never acted on them. I spend a lot of time in the gym to burn off excessive energy and it keeps me fairly sane. My friends probably think I have roid rage if I do get my mean streak. Now I am wondering if bipolar or manic depression can be a genetic trait. Anyways any feedback would be great.