> However, having bipolar can cause a susceptibility to psychotic incidents and requires different treatments than depression.
All her psychotic incidents were self-induced with substances. Whatever label gets applied, I suspect one of the root causes of her condition is a dysfunctional pituitary gland. This should be easily treatable, but none of the professionals care.
> Meanwhile, we still use incredibly antiquated drugs like thorazine which are questionably effective and have a mind-numbing list of side effects.
Indeed, "mind-numbing" is certainly on the all these drugs' lists of side effects.
> Yet the drug companies don't do a whole lot of research on efficacy, safety, or on new drugs because there just isn't much money in it.
The newest "antipsychotics" are rather expensive, and one of the best-selling drugs in the world right now is Abilify. There is no financial incentive to research using nutrients and old generic drugs to eliminate the conditions that give rise to psychiatric symptoms.
All her psychotic incidents were self-induced with substances. Whatever label gets applied, I suspect one of the root causes of her condition is a dysfunctional pituitary gland. This should be easily treatable, but none of the professionals care.
> Meanwhile, we still use incredibly antiquated drugs like thorazine which are questionably effective and have a mind-numbing list of side effects.
Indeed, "mind-numbing" is certainly on the all these drugs' lists of side effects.
> Yet the drug companies don't do a whole lot of research on efficacy, safety, or on new drugs because there just isn't much money in it.
The newest "antipsychotics" are rather expensive, and one of the best-selling drugs in the world right now is Abilify. There is no financial incentive to research using nutrients and old generic drugs to eliminate the conditions that give rise to psychiatric symptoms.