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Re:The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs by sjg007 on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @12:17AM (#19551067)
That 8% are likely bipolar.
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Re:The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs by mastox on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @12:31AM (#19551115)
Source? My understanding is the 8% would also include people with just family history.
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Re:The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs by captainredbeard on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @11:46AM (#19564325)
They arbitrarily removed SSRI-caused (i.e. NOT latent bipolar) as a subtype in DSM-V. The only reasoning behind this that I could find was a decision by a "round-table" of experts. Most other changes in related categories were substantiated by much more.
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Re:The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs by sjg007 on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @01:40AM (#19551360)
Here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2922360/

The issue with SSRIs for people who are bipolar is that it can trigger a manic episode.

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Re:The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs by captainredbeard on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @11:45AM (#19564310)
That's an awfully convenient explanation. Many people never develop symptoms, so exposing folks with latent bipolar disorder is still a near criminal offense.
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