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Sep 29, 2011, 12:48 PM
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oes merely having bipolar cause heart disease? anyone know someone with bipolar? how old did they die? i have?
does merely having bipolar cause heart disease? anyone know someone with bipolar? how old did they die? i have bipolar, and lately ive read that people with bipolar die younger from heart disease, even if they are otherwise healthy. apparently, people with bipolar have a genetic risk increase for heart attack, and a biological mechanism where bipolar people release coritisol into their blood, which hardens the arteries. ive been reading studies trying to put it together ne quote said "we're saving people from this disease, then losing them to early death", which seems to suggest even if its treated effectively, people still die young. another said even when all other factors are controlled , like smoking and obesity, people with bipolar will still die younger, usually of heart disease, JUST because they have bipolar. so doctors, if you've worked with people with bipolar, have you noticed this? if true, how long can i expect to live? people who knew someone with bipolar, how old were they when they died, or if still alive, how old are they know? |
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Sep 29, 2011, 02:43 PM
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I am bipolar and have a pacemaker in me that keeps me alive. I have an alcohol induced cardiopathy. I am 60.
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Sep 29, 2011, 08:11 PM
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Sep 29, 2011, 10:38 PM
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Do you recall what studies you read? How many people were studied, et cetera?
Was the study group that was associated with heart disease also taking meds for bipolar, in which the meds may play a role in heart disease more than the actual disease of bipolar? Did they have a control group of people who were diagnosed with bipolar who did not take meds? Very interesting. I would like to read the studies you read if you can find them.
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Sep 29, 2011, 10:48 PM
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You know it's all the stress. They say "stress will kill you" and they mean it. I don't think it's the diagnosis , or the medications used to treat it so much as all the stress and anxiety.
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