It’s time to get clear on what we really know about brain scans and #bipolar. It’s so frustrating to read articles and studies about bipolar and brain imaging. At this time, there is NO brain image scan for the diagnosis of bipolar. Please do not pay someone who tells you that they can determine bipolar from an MRI or PET scan. It simply isn’t true.
This is nascent science. One study shows some grey matter thinning in 3000 patients, another shows ‘abnormal’ activity in the amygdala and frontal lobes. There is nothing definitive and even if someone did find a change in the brain, without having a management plan that works, the information is just that.. information.
Please remember that depression and bipolar disorder are mood disorders, but they are vastly different in presentation and treatment.
If you have mania, you have bipolar. You don’t need to pay for a brain scan to know if you have bipolar disorder. Spend your money on effective treatment, good therapy and feeling better.
Find a management plan that works for you. Use Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder or the WRAP program or any program that helps with mood swings. This is how you can successfully manage bipolar disorder.
