This is the third article in our conversation on sex and bipolar. As I mentioned in my two earlier pieces, there has been a lot written about sex and a lot written about bipolar, but virtually nothing on the two together. As I noted in my previous piece, sexual attraction guides us in our choice of a partner in a loving relationship. Even the chronically normal enter a “crazy for you” phase in boy-meets-girl, but how does bipolar affect this?
Let’s start with the proposition that brain...
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Question Whatever 42 writes: "I am bipolar. I never realized that the hypersexual activity is a symptom of bipolar. I am having hard time... Read more »
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Scientists at MIT have developed a new type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sensor that can track the movement of dopamine in the brain. The... Read more »
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The drug Provigil (modafinil) which is used to treat narcolepsy, and off-label to give a brain-boost to patients with ADHD and schizophrenia, may be... Read more »
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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