Posted by JahL on March 19, 2006, at 22:00:19
In reply to Re: Never thought I'd hear this..... » tom_traubert, posted by SLS on March 19, 2006, at 21:33:40
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> One proposed scheme:
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> THE BIPOLAR SPECTRUM
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> BIPOLAR I: Both mania and major depression
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> BIPOLAR II: Major depression and hypomania
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> BIPOLAR III: Cyclothymia. Mild depression and hypomania
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> BIPOLAR IV: Depression and usually no mania. Mania may be triggered by some antidepressants.
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> BIPOLAR V: Depression and no mania. Some blood relatives have had mania
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> BIPOLAR VI: Mania and no depression
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> http://www.bipolarworld.net/Bipolar%20Disorder/Diagnosis/dis.htmlThanks Scott.
It took me three years to have my dx recognised (I had always known what it was) - the main reason being my illness doesn't match any of the traditional descriptions of Bipolar - and I had a particularly nasty response to Lithium. Anything with 5HT action can get me switching however. So I guess I'm BP IV. Cool.
How 'official' is this scheme? Can I go and impress pdocs by quoting a dx they've never even heard of (this is England remember)?
Ta,
J.
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