Posted by bleauberry on July 25, 2010, at 19:49:38
In reply to Diagnosis Problems, posted by violette on July 25, 2010, at 14:08:02
I don't find much use in the diagnosis names for a couple reasons. First, they aren't very helpful in actually getting the person well. Second, there is a fair amount of overlap between them, as you have noticed. The worst thing is that they are subjective definitions that will vary depending on the eye of the beholder. One doctor will say one thing, another something else, none really sure, no way to test it or prove it, and in the end is only minimally helpful in choosing the med that is going to get the patient feeling better.
My Mom asked me recently, "do you think you might be bipolar?" I smiled and said heck yeah no doubt about it. Then I continued. But what does that mean? What does bipolar mean? How is that term helpful in me choosing treatments that will work? Many years have proven it isn't helpful. Again, what is bipolar? Could it be the Lyme organisms in the brain going through their cycles? Could it be a messed pituitary gland from heavy metals or infections? Is there some kind of brain damage done? I mean, no one knows what bipolar is, where it came from, or how to make it disappear. Some people get lucky with trial and error, but you know what I mean.
All I know for sure is that all of the psychiatric spectrums present themselves in a difficult-to-treat or treatment-resistant pattern when there is immune pathology or toxicity involved. Almost everyone here fits that description, is the only reason I mention it. When I focus on treating those, progress is made.
Very familiar with all the diagnostics, I would probably fit into personality disorder, schizophrenic spectrum, depression, anxiety, chronic fatigue, dysphoria, and bipolar II and III. Send me to 10 different doctors I will get a different take from each one. I just don't find any of that productive or useful. What is useful is to just try stuff and see what happens, and then use the clues from those trials to make future decisions.
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