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Medications

A Decision (sort of!)

February 16, 2017 By Nichole Porath 4 Comments

Just a quick update - I headed to the U of MN to see Dr. Bond (could there BE a cooler name than that?) on Tuesday. Like so many of you suggested, I just explained where my head and heart were at. He started out by asking me about my symptoms, how I thought I was managing, ...

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A Day in the Life

December 11, 2015 By Nichole Porath 3 Comments

So much happened yesterday. Wow! At the Winter Walk in Northfield Thursday evening. Greta met Santa for the first time! First, Work - As usual, for just 2.5 hours since I had my hours in for the week! Then, a Run: 6 miles easy, 8:38 pace I wanted to get in my 8-10 ...

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Medication, Training, and Crafting Update

November 17, 2015 By Nichole Porath 10 Comments

Lithium... I went in to see my doctor on Thursday. We talked for a long time about my options, and eventually decided to start on lithium. It's scary because it has a 1/1000 risk of causing heart defects in developing fetuses. So why on earth would I decide to try this ...

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Of Bi-Polar Disorder, of Medication

November 11, 2015 By Nichole Porath 7 Comments

Bi-Polar thoughts and ramblings: I'm adding to the medical saga that I started detailing here. My doctor and I believe I am at very low risk for recurrence of bi-polar "episodes". Both my manic depression and mania episodes were caused by hormone increases when 1. I stopped ...

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