Posted by linkadge on August 18, 2007, at 9:38:18
In reply to Re: Did Lithium make me irritable and anti-social? » linkadge, posted by Squiggles on August 17, 2007, at 23:06:12
>I don't konw about the interconnectivity of >brain cells and genius -- are you suggesting >that if they are close together the person is >smarter, or if they are more numerous, or of a >particular chemical nature, or shape? A >correlation between cells and genius is really >ambitious scientifically, or should i say non->scientifically.
Actually, there has been plenty of study on Einstein's brain to indicate that there were significant differences compared to a normal human being, more glia, more grey matter, extra 'flaps' along the parietal lobes etc. Smarter mice have significantly more connections among brain cells, they have thicker, denser, coritices etc.
You can take a dumb individual and mimic a manic episode by giving them cocaine / amphetamines etc, but you will not create a genious, because mania is a biochemical alteration.
>I would take a humbler approach and look at the >mental states of geniuses who have mental >illness and see if there is a higher >correlation, than the rest of the population.
As far as I know, there has been no established link between genious and mental illness.
> Are you kidding me??? Sexual dysfunction, and decreased libito ***IS*** a possable side effect of lithium.>I never had any problems. Perhaps it's your dose?
I am not talking about myself in general. It is illogical to say that sexual dysfunction does not occur simply because you never had that side effect.
>Not impossible, but very unlikely for lithium. >I'm sorry if that shocks you-- again, dose?It all depends on who you talk to. Pro-lithium books will tend to downplay such side effects.
http://www.sexualwholeness.com/isw/resources/7092/SEX%20BUSTERS%20&%20BUSTERS.pdf
"It (lithium) appears to interfere with libido and erection in some males (Aizenberg, et al., 1996) and may effect fertility due to birth defects, and decreased or malformed sperm (Crenshaw &
Goldberg, 1996)."http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/sexuality/HealthProfessional/page4
"Selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), tricyclics, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, and lithium have all been associated with sexual dysfunction.[19,20]
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/lithium_ad.htmRX list notes the side effect of lithium:
"impotence/sexual dysfunction"
http://www.bipolarworld.net/Phelps/ph_2003/ph1013.htm
Case Reports
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8937790&dopt=AbstractPlus(31.4%) reported sexual dysfunction on at least two items of the sexual function questionnaire. Notable results were reduction in frequency of sexual thoughts and loss of erection during sex in 23 and 20% of patients, respectively.
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So, I think it is possable
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