Posted by bipolarspectrum on March 8, 2006, at 14:42:01
In reply to sub-therapeutic doses » bipolarspectrum, posted by Squiggles on March 8, 2006, at 14:31:06
Hi Squiggles,
I understood that any type of cycling is reason for placing the patient on the bipolar spectrum.. its a spectrum so one can be very far to the unipolar side yet still suffer from bipolar symptoms.... I dont believe theres a definate method of diagnosing, however, i do know there seems to be two type of pdocs developing... one is the oldfashion kind who follows the dsm-iv... ie. if u dont have symptoms like the bipolars in the book, ur not bipolar... these pdocs tend to clash with the more progressive types, who view any cycling as a sign of bipolarity... these types also hope that the new dsm-v will be more liberal in its classification... an example of the new liberal thinking is that, theres no real science behind this point however a sign of bipolarity is an allergy to antibiotics and exsperiencing migranes at some point in life... anywayz, just some food for thought, but my pdoc and i dont really care for classfication because there doesnt seem to be much of a correlation between accurate classification and effective treatment..
bps> > Hi,
> > I think the reason for treatment-resistance among our little community here is that many of us have bipolar spectrum disorders... and i recently read in a reputable journal that more than 50% of bipolar patients need a minimum of 3 drugs... it takes such a long time to get to that level...
> > bps
>
> Interesting. Is there a distinguishing
> method/tool for diagnosing bp from up --
> other than cycling behaviour -- which
> i recently read in an article to be
> the hallmark of bp.
>
> Squiggles
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