Bi-Polar Blog - Various Topics On Bipolar Disorder



Can Lyme Disease Cause Bipolar Disorder?

Submitted by robbdavis on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 13:54

Ticks Can Lyme Disease Cause Bipolar Disorder?"Up to 40% of patients with Lyme disease develop neurologic involvement of either the peripheral or central nervous system [CNS]. Dissemination to the CNS can occur within the first few weeks after skin infection. Like syphilis, Lyme disease may have a latency period of months to years before symptoms of late infection emerge.

9 Myths of Bipolar Disorder

Submitted by robbdavis on Tue, 06/16/2009 - 17:01

Just came accross this interesting article from psychcentral.com.  Here are the 9 myths: (make sure you check out the full aritcle for more indepth discusion)

 

  1. Bipolar disorder means I’m really “crazy.”
  2. Bipolar disorder is a medical disease, just like diabetes.
  3. Manic depression is different than bipolar disorder.
  4. I’ll have to be on medications for the rest of my life.
  5. I’m feeling better since taking my medications, which means I probably don’t need them any more, right?
  6. There’s no need for psychotherapy in bipolar disorder.
  7. Atypical antipsychotics are only for schizophrenia.
  8. Atypical antipsychotics have little to no side effects.
  9. I may just have depression.

Famous People With Bipolar Disorder : Winston Churchill

Submitted by robbdavis on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 13:56

 

I just discovered that Winston Churchill had bipolar disorder.  Apparently, he would referecne his condition by calling it "that black dog".

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Submitted by robbdavis on Tue, 06/30/2009 - 15:45

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