Posted by Maxime on October 18, 2010, at 20:53:42
In reply to Re: Thinking of coming off meds » Maxime, posted by SLS on October 18, 2010, at 4:51:49
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> Or very horrifying. Most of my cerebral cortex was hypofunctional as was indicated by the color blue on repeated PET scans. This compares with healthy individuals whose brains shows up globally yellow and orange except for the ventricles. It was a horrendous finding to see how globally my brain function is affected by depression. It was not so pleasant a revelation that the U.S. NIH considered me to be "very sick".
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> - ScottScott, I am sure that it was distressing to find out about your brain function. I am really sorry about that. But at the same time did it not give you satisfaction? Proof that you are ill. I always have people doubting how sick I am and then I begin to doubt it myself. But with the scan you have proof. Or maybe you don't need that kind of validation. *hugs*
Bipolar Type 2, ED-NOS, Self-hatred
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Being happy doesn´t mean the pain is gone. you just bury it deeper.
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