What What is a chemical imbalance… And does it do to you

What about chemical imbalence?

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Thank you for your replies. I have tried many different meds. I go back and forth on accepting it as a neccessary part of health maintenence – or thinking, “hey, maybe I can manage without meds; maybe I can be okay on my own, and just …

Do I have a chemical imbalance?

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No you don’t have a chemical imbalance. You’ve gone through a lot of stress in your life. That would be difficult for anyone. Try to find people to talk to, exercise, find things that make you happy.

Could it be chemical imbalance?

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Probably an aftershock of what happened. Couldn’t have been easy to deal with that. maybe see a doctor about medicine to help you? Might help with the imbalances.

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How do mood stabalizers affect someone who does not have a chemical imbalance?

Q: I was just “diagnosed” with bipolar 1, and i was given a mood stabilizer. after i took it, i just felt like crap and slept all day, my body felt weak and i was really nauseous. is this considered normal? is there a possibility that i dont have bipolar disorder? and what effects do mood stabilizers have if you dont have a chemical imbalance?

A: They would probably sleep for a long time.You are experiencing side effects & should contact your psychiatrist who might lower the dose, change the time that you take it or change the medication. Some of these side effects go away once you get acclimated to the medicine (like the nausea, weakness and some of the tiredness).Sorry, this doesn’t determine if you are or aren’t bipolar.

What does “chemical imbalance” mean and what is the link?

Q: Hi. I have tried really hard to search for the possible meanings of chemical imbalance. What comes up are diagrams of the neuron synapsis and information that there is something wrong with the balance of/or amount of neuron transmitters. However what is the link between this and depression, anxiety, panic attacks, and OCD? The information is very scarce.Please can you give me references to (scientific) articles that directly relates one of these mental disorders to shown differences/activity/structures in the brain.

A: Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Serotonin Transporter, and Depression: Comment on Kaufman et alBiological Psychiatry, Volume 61, Issue 9, 1 May 2007, Pages 1112-1113Allan V. Kalueff, M. Wheaton, R. Ren-Patterson and D.L. MurphyThis is just one link of thousands when you do a search for “depression” + “serotonin” for example on Science Direct or Athens – even Google Scholar. There is alot to choose from.Wikipedia is a good place to start; searches of serotonin, dopamine etc can come up with pretty comprehensive explanations of their functions.Using the example of the connection between serotonin and depression and anxiety etc, the effectiveness of SSRI’s indicate that increased levels of serotonin in the synapse have anti-depressant effects. The SSRI’s increase the amount of serotonin in the synapse by inhibiting the reuptake of serotonin from the synapse. Out of all the antidepressants this is frequently found to be most effective with the least sideffects. NARIs increase the level of the noradernaline in the synapse working in a similar way to the SSRIs. There are also MAOIs that inhibit the metabolic degredation of monoamines by monomine oxidase in the treatment of depression etc. However, these are old-fashioned drugs and are less commonly used these days.Antianxiety medications are often benzodiazepines such as diazepam. These bind to benzodiazepine receptors that are linked to GABAa receptors in a complex involving GABAa and benzodiazepine receptors and a choride channel. The opening of this channel allows passage of chloride ions into the neurone and therefore hyperpolarization of the latter. It can be very addictive and potentially lethal if you drink on it!Reference:Puri, B.; Laking, P.; Treasaden, I (2002)Textbook of Psychiatry Second Edition. Churchill Livingstone, U.K. Goodluckx

If youre stressing out and get a chemical imbalance, does that mean youre bi-polar?

Q: My sister is taking pills for bi-polarism and schitzophrenia but my mom didnt tell me that she was diagnosed. She just says that when she gets stressed out she gets a chemical imbalance which causes her chest pain and makes her stop eating. My sister also has some wacky ideas which leads me to believe that she does suffer from schitzophrenia. Any advice

A: If you’re bipolar, you always have a chemical imbalance and the medication fixes it. If you get stressed out, that doesn’t cause a new imbalance and the medication helps so you don’t have the symptoms even when you do get stressed out.