Posted by linkadge on May 11, 2007, at 17:07:28
In reply to Re: NIMH on Bipolar Spectrum Disorder--YES » linkadge, posted by Johann on May 11, 2007, at 13:59:47
>So how would you classify people whose chronic >depression (and minor mood swings) is only >effectively treated with mood stabilizers (after >trying many ADs over many years)?
I would classify it as a person whos chronic depression (and minor mood swings) are only only effectivly treated with mood stabilizers (after trying many ADS over many years).
Classifications are useless. They are only implemented to simplify the treatment of certain diseases.
There are reasons why a bipolar med might help a unipolar person. For instance, recent research has focused on gabaergic dysfunction in mood disorders. Other research has focuse on the role of glutamatergic excess in bipolar disorder. Some of these abnormalities might be helped by mood stabilizers with intracellular action.
This doesn't mean somebody has bipolar disorder, only that a particular drug works. If a drug works, a diagnosis is really irrelivant IMO.
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