Posted by 10derheart on July 7, 2011, at 11:06:03
In reply to Re: Bipolar Disorder and Imaired Balance / Posture., posted by morgan miller on July 7, 2011, at 0:53:18
I don't have an opinion on the study, per se. I am too ignorant about the way studies are supposed to be done and applied to even go there. I have no doubt you are makiong a valid point.
But I think we may be talking about two related, yet totally different things....or maybe it's on a continuum like so many things involving the brain. Earlier in life, before gaining a large amount of weight, I was a fair athlete. I played 4 years of varsity basketball and 1 year of softball in high school. Later I played casual volleyball and basketball all my adult life. I have above-average balance and coordination when it comes to sports. I've never "thrown like a girl" as they say, or been clumsy in sports, and neither has my daughter or 4-year-old granddaughter who both exhibit a natural affinity for doing things like catching, throwing, running, jumping, climbing, etc.
For me, the swaying and inability to walk straight occurs in very specific situations when I am asked to stay on a narrow path or do something a particular way in a short amount of time with my eyes closed. I also notice some weird spatial problems, but they never happen during any sports-related activity (maybe focus, relaxation overcomes the "natural" deficit? who knows) but only at other times. It's hard to explain but it is like not knowing where you are in space and my ears have been checked from time to time with no issues.
I think it's complicated.
MDD (presently in complete remission); ADD-Inattentive type; mild anxiety (not fomally dx'd)
Meds: Strattera 80 mg q day
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