http://www.sharingbipolar.com Online Support Group for those affected by Bipolar Disorder Tue, 15 May 2012 17:50:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.sharingbipolar.com/2012/04/bipolar-pregnancy-and-childbirth/ http://www.sharingbipolar.com/2012/04/bipolar-pregnancy-and-childbirth/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:39:13 +0000 Admin http://www.sharingbipolar.com/?p=788

Women with bipolar disorder face very difficult decisions about pregnancy. On one hand many drugs used to keep the mood stable are known to harm the baby if taken in pregnancy. On the other hand, we know that women with bipolar disorder are at a particularly high risk of a severe episode after childbirth. BDRN [...]]]> http://www.sharingbipolar.com/2012/04/bipolar-pregnancy-and-childbirth/feed/ 1 http://www.sharingbipolar.com/2012/04/bdrnbipolar-and-genetics/ http://www.sharingbipolar.com/2012/04/bdrnbipolar-and-genetics/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:25:18 +0000 Admin http://www.sharingbipolar.com/?p=778

We just received the latest newsletter from BDRN (Bipolar Disorder Research Network) which reports findings from some of the recent research it undertook on Bipolar and Genetics. Some of you may have been involved with the research in the UK where a member of the Cardiff University or University of Birmingham Research Team visited you [...]]]> http://www.sharingbipolar.com/2012/04/bdrnbipolar-and-genetics/feed/ 0 http://www.sharingbipolar.com/2012/03/impact-of-bipolar-and-stress/ http://www.sharingbipolar.com/2012/03/impact-of-bipolar-and-stress/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:14:45 +0000 Admin http://www.sharingbipolar.com/?p=743

Increased stress is an unpleasant consequence of modern living with or without bipolar. Stress is our response to unfavorable challenges that upset our rhythm. Everyone faces demands and obstacles during life that pose a threat to mental harmony. Often this results from unrealistic self imposed expectations or the expectations of others on our behalf. Whether [...]]]> http://www.sharingbipolar.com/2012/03/impact-of-bipolar-and-stress/feed/ 3 http://www.sharingbipolar.com/2012/03/bipolar-and-obesity-connection/ http://www.sharingbipolar.com/2012/03/bipolar-and-obesity-connection/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:12:13 +0000 Admin http://www.sharingbipolar.com/?p=739

Many patients present with both bipolar and obesity. Obesity is a common comorbid (occurs together) condition which complicates the assessment and management of bipolar. Bipolar is a disorder of behavioral extremes and during manic episodes excesses in many areas including calorie intake is not uncommon. A significant contributory factor to the tendency to obesity in [...]]]> http://www.sharingbipolar.com/2012/03/bipolar-and-obesity-connection/feed/ 2