bipolar disorde
"I am 42. I don't really have a diagnosis but after our 3rd child at 37, something changed. What I would describe as "a mood disorder" stopped me in my tracks. After a lifetime of ups and downs and seasonal depression, I finally got help. 

I have always been creative, days of high energy and an eventual crash. I've been a parent since the age of 17, so it seemed normal to run on empty. 

I am obsessive, compulsive, mind racing, loving, over bearing, and extremely defensive and emptional. The lows have helped inspire passion and the highs have kept me motivated and driven. 



I called my OBGYN after several months of extreme symptoms. Panic, paranoia, emotional break downs...etc. 

Zoloft saved my marriage and my life. 50-150mg over 4 yrs."