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	<title>Astramillie's Weblog</title>
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	<description>Just a girl who's bipolar trying to figure out her world</description>
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		<title>Love Hate relationship with seroquel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I've been reading a lot of negative blogs about Seroquel. Most I agree with to a point. Astrazeneca is a large pharm co. that worries primarily with the bottom line. Seroquel has some pretty evil side effects. I've put on weight and worse I'm now pre-diabetic. The diabetes link has been known about for years withfew warnings given to patients. Bad.
Here is why I stayed on it - it helped my mania better than any other med hands down. I only take it at night so the sedation meant I wasn't taking sleeping pills.
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		<title>The days of the spinster end</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I've been away from my blog for a long time.  I've had quite a few life changes.  I've already given the health update, my psychiatric situation is in flux, but the biggest change is that I've moved in with my boyfriend.  Yikes!

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		<title>Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Bad Back and anything else that can go wrong!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t been writing at all lately.  Horrible block.  But, I have some things to write about right now.  Where to start?
OK, I&#8217;ve been on Seroquel for about 8 years.  Started taking it before it was even approved for Bipolar.  I have even given speeches praising it.  Well, that has come back to kick me [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=astramillie.wordpress.com&blog=3546357&post=48&subd=astramillie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://astramillie.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/diabetes-high-blood-pressure-bad-back-and-anything-else-that-can-go-wrong/</link>
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		<title>To be a spinster or not to be</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, my birthday is around the corner.  39.  Once again the ugly head of spinsterhood is facing me.  Sort of.  I've been seeing someone for about 5 months, but we aren't "exclusive."  Or at least we weren't.  At about month 3 I started freaking out about having someone in life in a perhaps permanent way.  I told him to date other women, that I couldn't give him what he needed.  I was being brutally honest.  I cared about him but couldn't do a lot of the things a girlfriend should do.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=astramillie.wordpress.com&blog=3546357&post=42&subd=astramillie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Whine, Whine, Whine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, I'm blocked.  Unable to write anything whether its for this blog or school work.  I'm going to try to break through this with some lists and quotes I have pinned to the walls of my office.  Speaking of...if anyone came into the office not knowing me they might think it belonged to someone plotting something, or not taking their meds.

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		<title>Where I&#8217;ve been</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I haven't written since before the hysterectomy.  I've been blocked.  The surgery went very well - the fibroid was honestly as big as a grapefruit.  Why do we always use fruit as our gauge?

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		<title>Watch what you wish for;or the world&#8217;s biggest anxiety attack</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I woke up with an elephant on my chest.  I know what an anxiety attack feels like.  I know agoraphobia like I know my best friends (actually better).  It came time to walk to my parents for ironically my klonopin and Xanax, and I couldn't do it.  I couldn't just leave my house, I couldn't leave my bedroom.  What I was scared of in my living room <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=astramillie.wordpress.com&blog=3546357&post=34&subd=astramillie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://astramillie.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/watch-what-you-wish-foror-the-worlds-biggest-anxiety-attack/</link>
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		<title>An appointment and meds for patience?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OK , We all know Samantha does not wait well.  Yesterday I knew I only had one more day to wait until they said I could call.  I did start to think about my psych meds.  They are working so well right now why not meds that give you more patience?  Or make time go faster?  Or am I going down the rabbit hole?  Drink this.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=astramillie.wordpress.com&blog=3546357&post=32&subd=astramillie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://astramillie.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/an-appointment-and-meds-for-patience/</link>
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		<title>Doctors schmoctors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, I wait.  And wait.  Yesterday my mother had me call the office and ask if they found out about the mm vs cm thing.  And guess what?  The Dr. wasn&#8217;t in that day.  AHA!  That&#8217;s why I have to wait until tomorrow, he isn&#8217;t going to be in!  So, I have to sit and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=astramillie.wordpress.com&blog=3546357&post=30&subd=astramillie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://astramillie.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/doctors-schmoctors/</link>
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		<title>When a Dr.&#8217;s appointment goes wrong</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ok,  so my nickname used to be "the right now girl."  Waiting is not my strong point.  Waiting for yesterday's gyno appt. was torture and now I have to wait until Thursday for another appointment.  I feel like throwing something.  My temper has almost kicked in like it used to pre-medication.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=astramillie.wordpress.com&blog=3546357&post=29&subd=astramillie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://astramillie.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/when-a-drs-appointment-goes-wrong/</link>
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