Mythbuster312

There's been research done at Women's College Hospital about this very subject. https://www.womenscollegehospital.ca/news-and-publications/Connect-2018/could-poop-be-the-answer-to-bipolar-depression

Hi, this is my first time here, so I'm not quite sure of the rules. :). I have a number of questions but I'll start with this one: 1) Do antidepressants lose their effectiveness in menopausal women? I just went through "the change" and have BP2. I've been in an extremely long depression and have yet to find relief from anhedonia and amotivation. Thanks in advance.

That's interesting. My son had a dx of ADHD over a decade before he had his first hypomanic episode. I think I've read somewhere that ADHD might be a prodrome? ADHD meds are usually stimulants, so it sounds like the overlapping symptoms of ADHD and bipolar could really be leaning towards bipolar. Of course this is my two cents' worth. I'm not a doctor. :)

According to the Black Dog Institute: Bipolar disorder is frequently inherited, with genetic factors accounting for approximately 80% of the cause of the condition. Bipolar disorder is the most likely psychiatric disorder to be passed down from family. If one parent has bipolar disorder, there's a 10% chance that their child will develop the illness.

In my family my late father had it, I have it and so does my son.

A recent study (I'll send the link) suggested " [e]stimates for lifetime comorbidity of bipolar disorder and alcohol use disorder are substantial and in the range of 40–70%, both for Bipolar I and II disorder, and with male preponderance. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.660432/full