Imagine living most of your adult life in chaos and not knowing why. That’s they way I lived until I was 46. My world was jumbled and made no sense. Finally after a meltdown of epic proportions I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. I knew nothing of the disorder or how to control it. After being stung with [...]
Two weeks after my daughter was born, I spiraled down into a nasty-ass depression that lasted for 3 (very) long months. The cocktail of hormones, sleep deprivation, and sheer New Mama terror proved almost deadly, and for a very tense few weeks, I had this fantasy of slitting my wrists – “down the street, not across the road” [...]
My name is John Colyer, people have called me JC since I was 15, I’m now 50. My name is John, and when I was young, John was the most popular male name so we had nicknames so when you called out “John,” 5 boys wouldn’t turn around. I live in New Jersey, and grew [...]
New to Treato? Are you a a little lost? Think of this post as your Treato roadmap: Let’s say you’re looking for more information on a certain medication. Maybe you were prescribed something and you want to see what others have said about it. Or maybe you want to know what side effects you might [...]
So my second round of chemotherapy is done. I finished it last week. It is very exhausting being in the hospital for 5 days, and I feel very limited. I feel like I’m stuck, chained to a wall. Sure, I can disconnect the IV machine from the wall, and walk around — after all, the [...]
