Question:
My doctor, a recognized leader in the field, says that Bipolar disorder is
like a fever. A fever is a symptom, which can have many different causes. He
says Bipolar relates to potentially hundreds of mental diseases.
So what do you think?
Answer:
My symptoms are extreme anxiety, racing thoughts, sleepness, suicidal
depression, very active creative moods, somatic complaints and (no longer)
binge drinking. Those are my symptoms. Bipolar is the name given the
disorder. In psychiatric conditions symptoms often overlap. This can also happen in
physical illnesses. IMO bipolar is the package deal and the individual
parts are the symptoms. Yes, you have those symptoms/subsequent conditions. But in a FEVER you can
also have subsequent conditions like delusions, organ failure, etc.
So it seems Bipolar might still be considered as Symptom, not diseaseWe know that symptoms of bi polar can be simulated
or induced by ingesting certain chemicals. And when
scientists study this method they come to certain
conclusions about what chemicals are responsible
for this mechanisms in the brain. And yes,, the Why certain people have an excess or
not enough brain chemicals or neurons
or synaptic firing process's is still a mystery. But
I think some progress have been made with functional
MRI's, at least science has been able to capture
a migraine On a Functional MRI. So we know that there
are observable changes in the brain.
