Bipolar again

For the longest while, I wouldn’t write about bipolar disorder at all. 300mg lamotrigine + 4 mg clonazepam + 100mg Seroquel had gotten me “cured”. Then it became clear I had nonmanic ADHD symptoms and Ritalin was added to the mix. Another month on 300mg lamotrigine + 4mg clonazepam + 100mg Seroquel + 15mg Ritalin divided in three daily doses. I’m fine, I’m better than ever, my mind is working, I have intellectual hobbies again. I reduced my clonazepam to 2mg on my own. I’m going so well my doctor suggests weaning off the Seroquel. It’s a neuroleptic, after all, and as rare as they are, neuroleptic malignant syndrome and tarditive dyskinesia are both permanent damage that won’t go away if they happen — even if the neuroleptic is taken off. So we reduce it to 50mg.

Breadcrumb trails:

ADHD, Ao, Bipolar, Bipolar Disorder, Boss, cell phones, Clonazepam, Colleague, Daily Dose, Dawnrazor, Depakote, Dp, dyskinesia, electronics, Ipod, Lamotrigine, Measures, Meds, meta, MP3, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, notebook computer, Parents, professional equipment, Ritalin, Seroque, Seroquel, Stream Of Consciousness, stuff, Suck, Traffic, twitter, web programming, wi-fi

I’m actually three or four hours more productive than my bosses and colleagues estimate. I spent a good part of the day messing with my blog journal template.

Breadcrumb trails:

Blog, Boss, Colleague

Fuck background check paranoia.

Conveniently unnamed “Background checker” wrote this little checklist called “10 Facebook Etiquette Tips” — note the USAcellsearch.com domain. StumbleUpon got me there. It’s really disguised advertising for their background checking service. Their list goes through trivial netiquette-y stuff — I thought it’d be a fun peek into Facebook culture, in which I don’t participate for fear of being munched by zombies. Their last item, a supposedly disingenuous remark about privacy, takes the mask off:

For some reason, people often feel strangely comfortable revealing details online that they would never discuss in “real life,” but beware. Facebook lets you categorize yourself in many ways, including your sexual preference(s), relationship status, and political views. And, although this information is deeply personal, posting it on Facebook makes it available both to people you know as well as those you’d probably rather not.

Here’s the Point: One fifth of American companies actually admit to using the Internet to search for job candidates’ Facebook profiles . . . which means the real number is probably a lot greater, and more importantly, there’s no way for you to determine (after the fact) whether or not you’ve been passed up for a position/ promotion because you thought you were completely anonymous, saying the “wrong” thing, being friends with the “wrong” person, or joining the “wrong” group on Facebook. Think!

Breadcrumb trails:

Academia, Adolescence, Alliances, America, Arte, Background Check, Being Friends, Bipolar, Bipolar Disorder, Blog, Brain, Checker, Checking Service, Colleague, Continuum, Culture, depression, Desire, Dope, Dp, econometrics, economics, Etiquette Tips, Facebook, Fear, Fucking, Gist, Google, Googleability, GUI, Headphones, Heck, Hell, Hp, Internet, Job, longboarding, Love, Mask, Mathematics, Maths, Medication, Meds, meta, Mixture, Mom, Monster, Music, Netiquette, Nome, Norm, Paranoia, Peek, philosophy, places, Political Positions, Political Views, Population, Porta, Profiles, Psychiatrist, Relationship, Relationship Status, Relationships, RTL, Running, Schizoid Personality Disorder, Science, Seroque, Seroquel, Sexual Attitudes, Sexual Preference, Spite, stuff, Stumbleupon, Tempo, Uncertain Terms, Wrong Group, Wrong Person, Xkcd, Zombies