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Jul 17, 2011, 10:43 AM
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this article references new hope in the treatment of bipolar disorder. i'm sure much still needs to be understood and researched but perhaps good news in the future for those of us who have to deal with bipolar.
Treatment for Manic-Depressive Illness Restores Brain Volume Deficits ScienceDaily (Feb. 17, 2011) — Lithium, introduced in the late 1940's, was the first "wonder drug" in psychiatry. It was the first medication treatment for the manic and depressive episodes of bipolar disorder and it remains among one of the most effective treatments for this disorder.... The identification of these molecular actions of lithium coincided with the discovery of regional brain volume deficits in imaging studies of people with bipolar disorder. In particular, a generation of research studies identified alterations, predominately reductions, in the size of brain regions involved in mood regulation. These studies also began to provide hints that some of the treatments for bipolar disorder would increase the volumes of these brain regions. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0216083131.htm
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Jul 17, 2011, 11:16 AM
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Interesting...I hope it's true. Then maybe there would be a cure on day. =)
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Jul 17, 2011, 11:20 AM
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That's really good news. I was just diagnosed in June.
I've been having headaches with my depression this year and in May I had a CT scan. The only thing they found was mild to moderate shrinkage. My first thought was early onset alzheimer's - very scary!! They didn't say what part of the brain, so I need to ask the neurosurgeon when I see him again. If the shrinkage is caused by BP, and I take lithium (I am) then maybe the shrinkage is reversible. Here's hoping.
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Jul 17, 2011, 03:32 PM
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I have had ct scans and a cerebral angiogram and was worried about loss of grey matter or shrinkage, they didn't mention anything however I've been on lithium for five years , hopefully it's protecting my physical brain
 I read an interesting article about the retina and rods in of the eye in bipolar patients. It was extremely interesting , I'll try to find the link. They were hoping to use the retina differences to predict bipolar in people a head of time. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100204101726.htm |
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Jul 17, 2011, 03:41 PM
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Sorry can't insert a link properly from my phone :/
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Jul 17, 2011, 09:41 PM
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That's an interesting article. I was able to copy and paste it to my browser. Maybe optometrists will be giving referrals to PDOCs soon,
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