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"In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you."
The Buddha, posted by David Baxter
Is there some link between Bipolar Disorder and seizure disorders? I'm curious because a lot of the mood stabilizers used today are actually anti-seizure medications. As far as I know, they can and do work. Is there a relationship?
Not necessarily. Many of the medications developed initially as treatments for seizure disorders have been found to be beneficial in lower doses for other conditions -- an example is clonazepam, which is used now in the treatment of anxiety disorders and sometimes insomnia.
This isn't unusual, really -- the SSRIs, originally developed for the treatment of depression, are also found to be helpful in treating diverse conditions such as anxiety disorders, OCD, ADHD, eating disorders, etc.
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