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I use "I'm bipolar" and "I have bipolar disorder" interchangeably. I am also asthmatic, diabetic, and hypertensive...none of that defines me, but is a part of me just like bipolar. I don't see a problem with the use of either phrase.
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DX: Bipolar 1
Anxiety
Tardive dyskinesia
Mild cognitive impairment
RX: Celexa 20 mg
Gabapentin 1200 mg
Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM
Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN
Lamictal 500 mg
Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression)
Trazodone 150 mg
Zyprexa 7.5 mg
Please come visit me @ http://bpnurse.com
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