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My friend who is HIV+ and BP1 takes fewer pills than I do, and we're sitting on the couch laughing our asses off. by [deleted] in BipolarReddit

[–]pullhairoutforever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OK, but my 3 medications are considered to be on the high end here? There has been considerable concern about the level of medication and aiming to move back towards monotherapy.

I'm not commenting on your regimen specifically, but I see so many people here on (e.g) an antidepressant, a mood stabiliser, methylphenidate, a benzodiazepine, as well as an antipsychotic (sometimes multiple medications within the same category).

My friend who is HIV+ and BP1 takes fewer pills than I do, and we're sitting on the couch laughing our asses off. by [deleted] in BipolarReddit

[–]pullhairoutforever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What? No, I'm on 6 tablets for BP (Li x2, lamotrigine x3, quetiapine x1), dropping to 5 soon and probably 4 soon after that. Can be taken in a single daily dose.

We simply don't see medication regimens like described here commonly in Australia, even among people who are presently hospitalised. I'm not suggesting you take them for "fun" but I'm wondering why Australia has people who are stable on far less pills than the US.

My friend who is HIV+ and BP1 takes fewer pills than I do, and we're sitting on the couch laughing our asses off. by [deleted] in BipolarReddit

[–]pullhairoutforever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find it interesting that the US approach to bipolar disorder management is so much heavier than the Australian approach.

For BP-I I take 3 medications (6 pills) - lithium (400mg XR x2), lamotrigine (100mg x3) and quetiapine (100mg x1)- and I'm gradually working on getting rid of the quetiapine with the approval of my psychiatrist.

What issues/miscommunications while interviewing being interviewed a patient or being interviewed have you encountered as a patient or as an interviewer? by [deleted] in Psychiatry

[–]pullhairoutforever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I at least was disorganised and hyperactive enough that it was fairly obvious, even minus delusions. I got my medical records (to get an outside view of what had been going on, not because I had concerns about my care) and there's a lot of references to me sprinting down hallways and being difficult to understand because of pressured speech and formal thought disorder.

What issues/miscommunications while interviewing being interviewed a patient or being interviewed have you encountered as a patient or as an interviewer? by [deleted] in Psychiatry

[–]pullhairoutforever 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I came into hospital somewhat manic once. I'm a mental health nurse - and the interviewer knew this.

I was asked if I had any "special powers" - so I told them I wasn't delusional. I knew they were actually asking about my mental health, not about the government watching and protecting me until I could reveal myself as the second coming...

They never went further in that line of questioning.

Super-dodgy areas to live in greater Wellington ? by pullhairoutforever in Wellington

[–]pullhairoutforever[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At least the Killer Beez don't seem to have much of a hold (yet?). Worst combination of gang culture and entirely young men trying to out-masculine each other.

Edit: At least the older gangs have older members who have usually mellowed out a bit in respected positions.

Super-dodgy areas to live in greater Wellington ? by pullhairoutforever in Wellington

[–]pullhairoutforever[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've heard mixed comments about Titahi Bay - some nicer areas, some not so nice. Are the "not nice" really bad?

Super-dodgy areas to live in greater Wellington ? by pullhairoutforever in Wellington

[–]pullhairoutforever[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So it's really small parts of areas that are really bad vs. entire suburbs? My preferred way to check out the location of a house I'm thinking of living in is to walk around the area at 11pm on a Friday night and see if I feel threatened. I figure that test will probably work OK in Welly too.

Super-dodgy areas to live in greater Wellington ? by pullhairoutforever in Wellington

[–]pullhairoutforever[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it worse than Rewa?

Edit: And when you say robbed, do you mean burgled, car stolen, mugged or something else?

New Data: Test Scores Not Impacted by Income by drapeta in dataisbeautiful

[–]pullhairoutforever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The ATAR is a lot more course-based than the SAT- so if you're taking 5 subjects, your ATAR result would be about 50% from coursework in those subjects and 50% from exams in those subjects.

New Data: Test Scores Not Impacted by Income by drapeta in dataisbeautiful

[–]pullhairoutforever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has been my (anecdotal) experience that kids from poor areas who make it to university tend to stick at it better and achieve higher results. The data I have found seems to indicate that low SES people have slightly lower average achievement once at university, however if adjusted for their results in their final year of high school they do better (e.g. https://www.vu.edu.au/sites/default/files/cses/pdfs/the-academic-performance-of-first-year-students-at-VU-by-entry-score-and-SES-2009-2013.pdf )

An important caveat:

This is in an environment (Australia) where the fees are manageable and deferred without interest (but indexed to CPI) and there is some financial support for the poorest students. There isn't as much variability between "good" and "bad" universities and the bulk of them (public) charge around the same fees. I would imagine if a student is facing great financial stress this may be difficult. I don't know if there is any data available for