Posted by Larry Hoover on November 22, 2003, at 13:39:59
In reply to Re: Larry find out about Calcitonin for Bi polar., posted by Ron Jones on November 22, 2003, at 13:04:52
> There is a book called Manic Depressive Illness by Fredrick Goodwin and it says a doctor used dht to increase intracellular calcium in the brain cells of bi polar people.They became manic and then he used the calcitonin to stop the mania.This shows the role of calcium in bi polar illness.
Sure, but you wouldn't use calcitonin as a long-term treatment. One of lithium's effects is to modulate calcium flux. Same with valproic acid.
Lar
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