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Re: NIMH on Bipolar Spectrum Disorder » polarbear206

Posted by linkadge on May 10, 2007, at 16:54:05

In reply to Re: NIMH on Bipolar Spectrum Disorder, posted by polarbear206 on May 10, 2007, at 14:36:44

>The average person will not get a proper diagnosis for about 10 years

I don't know how those types of statistics are arrived at.

I just see it as the latest trend. Its a trend to try and compensate for both the lack of efficacy and outpourings of adverse reactions to antidepressants.

Back in the day, bipolar meant *BIPOLAR*. Now we've got all this inbetween fluff, where everybody and their monkey's uncle can fit into the bipolar diagnosis. It all fits nicely with a trend towards the latest trendy meds abilify, seroquel, lamictal etc.

Symptoms that *used* to fit under the umbrella of depression (irritability, anxiety, racing mind) are being thrown into bipolar now, just for the sake of it. (or because current antidepressants often exasperate things like agitation etc.)


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