Posted by judy1 on September 13, 2003, at 11:00:51
In reply to Re: ok so who is knowledgeable about meth? » starlight, posted by BarbaraCat on September 11, 2003, at 20:11:16
I'm very curious about what your pdoc has to say about your past drug use and your bipolar diagnosis. I also have a bp1 dx, and used cocaine extensively in my 20's- a decade ago- but really had bp symptoms since my teens (my father was also dxed with manic depression and was an alcoholic). I guess I always looked at it as a way to self-medicate, are those your feelings too? Have you had any brain studies done- PET scan, etc.? I did and have a small hippocampus which my pdoc claims is a result of childhood abuse or PTSD, he never mentioned any changes in brain structure as a result of drug abuse. Although if you think about it, the same pathways are affected so I would think it has to contribute. How are your symptoms now? Are you on meds currently? Thanks and sorry to get away from the meth subject- the people I knew on meth were a whole lot scarier then the people I knew on coke.
take care, judy
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