Just like the diabetic who must keep careful watch on blood sugar levels versus food and insulin intake, so too must the sufferer of bipolar disorder walk a fine line. The use of bipolar medication to bring this condition in check has been noted to work wonders, but striking the right balance isn’t as easy as it might sound.

There isn’t a single panacea when it comes to bipolar medication. In reality, those who suffer often find themselves with a lifelong sentence to require several different medications. The drugs used to treat mania effectively, for example, are very different than those used for depression. It might also be necessary to have a drug that works to lessen the symptoms

of both in the mix. The trick is finding the right ones and the right dosages to keep both sides of the bipolar spectrum in control.

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Any family will find it hard to deal with Alzheimer s disease. My father-in-law was a joke telling, happy go lucky card playing person when I was married over 10 years ago. At first, we were unable to understand what started to happen to him so we just dismissed it as part of getting older. He would often forget what he was doing, or where he put the keys or some other odd thing. At that time, we didn t realize that all of us were about to start down a long and difficult road.

A person who suffers from Alzheimer s disease will not function in normal situations because of the effect of this disease on the brain.

Dad started living more and more in the past, and less and less in the present in our situation. There was one time when his wife was sick and in the hospital, but he couldn t remember where she was. Dad would ask, Where is she? and we would reply that she is at the hospital. However, we would repeat the same discussion five minutes later. We would do this over and over.

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Alzheimer’s disease, or pre-senile dementia, is a progressive, degenerative brain disease which affects mental function, personality, and motor skills. In Alzheimer’s the brain tissue usually degenerates over a long period of time, and can takes many years to considerably alter the normal functioning of the brain. Alzheimer’s usually begins as a mild form of memory loss, common in older people, and is sometimes misdiagnosed as mild senile dementia. Alzheimer’s, however, eventually leads to a total loss of memory. Since the disease progresses over a long period of time, it is normally in old age that a person really is affected by its characteristic symptoms. The neurological and nervous tissue in the affected person’s brain are destroyed to such an

extent that most areas of the brain which perform as reservoirs for memory are functionally impaired, the person looses the ability to recall, and the affected person may not even be able to recognize members of his or her own family.

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As we advance in the knowledge of controlling and curing diseases and medical conditions more people achieve longer lives. Thus prevalence of diseases and conditions “related” to aging rises dramatically. One of this rising problems is Dementia.
Dementia is a syndrome (a disease or condition that has many etiologies) that courses with progressive and “disabling” cognitive impairment. The keyword that describes best this condition is disabling, because it is usual that the elderly will lose some of their cognitive abilities but never to the point of not being able to conduct their social and occupational activities and care for themselves.
Once a person reaches the stage that their normal daily activities are impaired, then he or she becomes a burden to

his or her family, and also a social and economic burden.

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Are you a Worrywart? We all have worries from time to time, but if your worrying is starting to disrupt your daily life and is causing debilitating anxiety, you may have Generalized Anxiety Disorder, or GAD. People with GAD may begin by worrying about simple things but the disorder can easily take over, preventing them from doing what they really want with their life.

It isn’t unusual to worry about normal things like money, health, relationships, and career. However, if you have GAD this worry is continuous and excessive and often irrational. People diagnosed with GAD can be so distracted and consumed with worry that it becomes impossible for them to think about anything else. From the

time they wake in the morning until the moment they fall asleep (when they can get to sleep); worry is part of their life. And so often this worry has no basis.

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