[ragtimerose]

Not schizophrenic, but I do have bipolar disorder (aka "manic depression"), and take a medication which is also used to treat schizophrenia.

I seem to have a pretty good handle on it since I started therapy and meds. It must have manifested itself when I was a teenager, but I wasn't diagnosed until two and a half years ago. What moosegirl said about symptoms coexisting is quite common; I also have panic disorder and agoraphobia which coexist with my bipolar symptoms.

My sister said she noticed a difference since I sought help. She thinks I'm a whole new person. I feel like one.

I'm wondering if Tom Cruise has a chemical imbalance...