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What is the kindling effect as it relates to Bipolar Disorder? |
I think it has something with getting worse over time, right? Yeah, it was first identified in rats while studying epilepsy. They implanted electrodes in the rats' brains, and used a small current to trigger a seizure. Over time, they found that the current could be steadily reduced, until eventually the rats had seizures with no stimulus at all. In other words, it's a 'sensitization' thing. The same effect takes place in unmedicated bipolar patients. The current thinking is that epsiodes, at least in the early years, are triggered by external events/stresses. Without treatment, the bipolar brain becomes more and more sensitive to these triggers, until eventually the sufferer cycles continuously, without needing to be triggered. It is also believed that the episodes will become more serious over time, if untreated. Source(s): 25+ years before I was diagnosed, and cycling freely and wildly. Come over to http://z9.invisionfree.com/bipolar_haven... Some medications, while treating the depression in bi-polar, will trigger a manic episode accidentally. It's like putting kindling to a fire, that's the saying. Best of luck to you! Wrldpz is wrong! Like you said, kindling is actually a way in which the disease gets worse. What happens is: evertime a Bipolar person goes off their meds and has either a manic or a depressive episode, when they return to the meds they will be less effective. Also, the cycle times will increase. BP's are notorious for going off their meds because the like the manic high, but in the long run it will harm the efficacy of their medications. I'm a graduate psychology major, and BiPolar. |
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