Manic and depressive episodes in bipolar disorder can lead to financial ruin, unwanted pregnancies, STIs, and fractured interpersonal relationships. — Whalespan
Manic and depressive episodes in bipolar disorder can lead to financial ruin, unwanted pregnancies, STIs, and fractured interpersonal relationships.
⚠ High risk
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“I mean, you can imagine how these manic episodes, as well as the depressive episodes can really wick out into an enormous amount of destruction, which brings us back to the initial criteria of BP-1 and BP-2 is that these manic episodes are not a good thing.”