Posted by bipolarspectrum on June 2, 2006, at 14:57:09
In reply to What Do You Think Of All the New Types of Bipolar?, posted by Phillipa on June 2, 2006, at 13:34:24
Hey P,
I LOVE the new open classification... I'm a firm believer in the depressive spectrum, which unipolar on one side and bipolar on the other... and most people fall somewhere in between... I make the analogy of the 'arts/science' spectrum in life... pure arts on one side (poets, painters) and pure science on the other (math)... with most people falling somewhere in between.. Personally, my illness was not remotely near what classifies as bipolar in the current DSM-IV, but all the 'unipolar' drugs failed horribly for me... but with the proper combo of bipolar drugs, I seem to be doing quite well... just my opinion!
Peace P!
bps> It seems as if a person doesn't respond now to an antidepressant they are termed treatment resistant and some type of bipolar. Do you think it's true or is it a marketing ploy or the fact that pdocs don't know what to do with people who don't respond to antidepressants. Should make for a good discussion. Thanks Maybe we can all learn something
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