Posted by phidippus on October 4, 2012, at 18:15:02
In reply to Re: PS. what should i do? » phidippus, posted by SLS on October 4, 2012, at 6:56:03
>I hate to burst your bubble, but opinions do not go unchallenged here.
My bubble is fine, so is my cherry.
>I thought that bipolar disorder was the issue we were discussing.
Why not include borderline personality in the discussion? Mood stabilizers are used to treat it as well.
http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/display/article/10168/46801
>You believe that lithium is acting as a mood stabilizer for you, despite your not having bipolar disorder.
I am diagnosed Bipolar I with ADHD and OCD, did I say otherwise?
>> My point is simply that Zyprexa is not a mood stabilizer. Its mechanism of action differentiates it from Lithium and all the anticonvulsants called mood stabilizers
Let me modify my statement. No mood stabillizers are antipsychotics and no antipsychotics are mood stabilizers
>Must a drug have same properties as another in order treat the same illness effectively?
In some ways, yes. Antipsychotics are all similar in the way they treat schizophrenia-I don't know of any that don't antagonize dopamine receptors.
>I don't understand why you would have a problem with Zyprexa producing diabetes.
I have a problem with Lilly's mishandling of reporting Zyprexa's serious side effects.
Honestly, I think our argument is moot when we look at Verapamil as a mood stabilizer. Verapamil is going to be huge!
Eric
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