Posted by SLS on January 18, 2009, at 13:40:21
In reply to Re: Long Term SSRI Use Has Destabilzed Me » SLS, posted by Garnet71 on January 18, 2009, at 9:04:57
> > Depression yields a cerebral insufficiency. Although this is often concentrated in the prefrontal lobes, in severe cases (like mine), this observed hypoactivity is more widespread.
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> > P.E.T. scans, MRI, and psychometric exams test for this.
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> > - Scott
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> Scott-how on earth did you manage to get diagnosed with this-a yet tested for it?
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> What do you think caused it?
>I entered the NIMH, NIH (U.S. National Institutions of Health) as a research patient in May of 1992 for bipolar depression. I was one of the first subjects that underwent a P.E.T. scan of the brain (deoxyglucose). The scan demonstrated that most of my cerebrum was "blue", indicating that it was hypoactive. Normal brains are yellow, orange, and red, indicating increasing levels of brain activity. I was taken back when I was shown the pictures of my brain compared to those of healthy subjects. It was wrenching to witness, but not totally unexpected.
- Scott
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