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Old Dec 20, 2020, 10:25 AM
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So....let me clarify and expand on my post....first, if you don't have bipolar symptoms, you should not be taking any medications used to treat bipolar. Second, there are a myriad of genes that need to be present to have bipolar (I'm a geek and read as many medical papers as I can). Even if you had all the genes (which you may not have, even if bp runs in your family), these genes may not have all of the genetic markers needed to express bipolar. Third, it is an accepted fact for those who study bipolar that you must experience a triggering event (such as a loss or a trauma) to trigger the genes to express bipolar as symptoms. If your doctor doesn't know these things, and is obviously treating you for bipolar even though you don't have the symptoms, I would seriously consider finding another doctor.