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Category Archives: hallucinations
Not back on track
***TRIGGER WARNING SUICIDE*** Uh-oh. My rate of blogging is always a sign I could be unwell and here we are, two in two days. I mentioned medication change and aripiprazole (brand name Abilify) almost in passing yesterday. Truth is, I was using … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Bipolar, Crisis care, GP, hallucinations, Hospital, Medication, Mental health, Mental health services, Mood disorder, NHS services, Primary care, Psychiatry, Side effects, Suicidal thought
Tagged Antipsychotics, Anxiety, Aripiprazole, Bipolar, Bipolar affective disorder, Bipolar mood disorder, Home Treatment Team, Medication, Quetiapine, Suicidal feelings, Suicidal ideation, Suicidal thoughts
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Black bags in the night
I haven’t posted in a while. Somehow I find it very hard to blog when I’m doing well, and in fact I have been doing very well since returning from holiday. Four or five weeks of stability! Until this week. … Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar, hallucinations, Psychosis
Tagged Auditory hallucinations, Bipolar, Delusions, Hallucinations, Hypomania, Mixed mood, Psychosis, Psychotic, Stress, Voice hearing, Voices
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