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I think it's some combination of genetics, environment, and issues surrounding social supports. And I don't believe you have to have all 3 of these to have the disorder.
I don't believe that it is as a result of childhood abuse. If that were the case, the incidence of the disorder would be much much higher. And it would, in effect, become some form of PTSD, which I don't believe it is.
At the end of the day, as BPcyclist said, the incidence of BP is at about 2%. That's very low.
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Bipolar 1
Lamictal: 400 mg
Latuda: 60mg
Klonopin: 1 mg
Propranolol: 10 mg
Zoloft: 100 mg
Temazepam: 15 mg
Zyprexa 5-10mg prn
(for Central Pain Syndrome: methadone 20 mg; for chronic back pain: meloxicam 15 mg; for migraines: prochlorperazine prn)
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