Posted by susan C on June 28, 2001, at 13:50:40
In reply to And here's the punch line I forgot, posted by grapebubblegum on June 28, 2001, at 13:24:42
> Ok, good discussion. It includes the heart of what I am searching for and my pdoc is investigating: genetic basis and autoimmunine disorder as underlying cause of BP type symptoms. They are very hard to pin down. The list I have is Fibromyalgia syndrom (FMS) Lupus, MS, Hypercoaguable state, seizures of all kinds. A good friend, dx Bipolar, psychotic, dilusions, voices, mania, severe depression, whose mother led me to this pdoc, was referred to a rhumetologist who was able to confirm, through blood tests, that he has a very rare type of genetic blood disorder: Neuropsyciatric systemic lupus erythematosus. His treatment? baby asprin (to keep him from having little strokes due to his thick blood-the strokes were causing the mood swings) and a anti malarial drug. He is doing well. So far, blood tests for me have been borderline. and we still investigate. I am taking depakote and it seems to be helping with the swings. Good comments. I think it is always difficult for professionals to be open minded. I know some seem to stop learning when they finish school and maybe some docs do get their degrees out of crackerjack boxes. Thanks Grape. (I love grape juice and soda and as a kid my favorite bubble gum was grape.)
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