Posted by Jane D on September 18, 2001, at 23:18:47
In reply to A Theory. - Comments? » margaret, posted by Cam W. on September 18, 2001, at 21:50:12
Cam - That wasn't rambling. THIS is rambling! Actually, this may be more like a drunken stagger. Something that will make me feel foolish in the morning! :-)
I think that your reasoning makes a great deal of sense. I'm curious about a few things. Outside of bipolar is there any evidence that lack of treatment makes future episodes worse? Or is this one of those logical leaps that was accepted by clinicians as a "maybe" because it made sense that then became gospel without ever being tested? Of course I have no clue what is really bipolar anymore.
Do future episodes get worse? Or are those the only ones that we hear about? Or do they just become more intolerable to the victims because of the cumulative affects of underemployment, disrupted social life etc.
AD's may not work upon restarting. But they also "poop out" for people who continue to use them. Maybe it doesn't matter whether you stop or not - for a certain number of poeple they will stop working. Perhaps base conditions - thyroid, hormone levels, diet and who knows what else - might interact to determine which AD works at a given time.
Your post deserves far more time and more (and clearer) thought then I've given it here. Tomorrow maybe. I guess I'm just trying to bait you into saying more in the meantime. - Jane
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