Bipolar Disorder

Overview

Bipolar Disorder is a heavily marketed psychiatric disorder. According to Dr. T. Colbert, author of Rape of the Soul, psychiatry “freely admits that it does not know what causes mental illness and that no…cause has ever been identified for any disorder.”

There is no such illness as Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Disorder is an invented psychiatric term to describe unusual shifts in a person’s mood, energy and ability to function, from one extreme of overly high and/or irritable (mania) to sad and hopeless (depression), then back again. It is simply a label that psychiatry assigns to people who are suffering from a condition they don’t understand and can’t cure.

Where did Bipolar Disorder come from?

In the 1800s, bipolar was known as manic depression, a term invented by German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin. In 1953, another German psychiatrist, Karl Kleist coined the term “bipolar.”

There is no known cause of Bipolar Disorder

In January 2002, the Medicine Journal reported: “The etiology (cause) and pathophysiology (the function or action of ‘abnormal’ states in people) of bipolar disorder (BPD) have not been determined, and no objective biological markers exist that correspond definitively with the disease state.” Nor have any genes “been definitely identified” for bipolar disorder.

Robert L. Taylor, a physician and the author of Mind or Body points out that terms like manic depression (bipolar) “signify nothing with respect to specific causation,” and, therefore, provides no understanding of the so-called condition.

But isn’t it linked with a chemical imbalance in the brain?

That is what psychiatry would like one to believe. However what psychiatry doesn’t want you to know is that the chemical imbalance in the brain theory is completely discredited. In 2005, when faced with national media pressure, Dr Steven Sharfstein, then president of the American Psychiatric Association, conceded, “We do not have a clear-cut lab test” to prove the existence of a chemical imbalance. Other experts agree. Ron Leifer, New York psychiatrist said: “There is no biological imbalance. When people come to me and they say, ‘Ihave a biochemical imbalance,’ I say, ‘Show me your lab tests.’ There are no lab tests.” For more information on the falsity of the Chemical Imbalance Theory, please click here.

But don’t brain scans show that Bipolar brains look different?

Todays brain imagery photos, said to prove mental illnesses are physical diseases, are deeply flawed. Indeed, prescribed psychotropic drugs most likely cause the changes seen in the brain. Steven Hyman, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, admits that indiscriminate use of such brain scans produce pretty but inconsequential pictures of the brain.

Elliot Valenstein, Ph.D., author of Blaming the Brain, is unequivocal: [T]here are no tests available for assessing the chemical status of a living persons brain. No biochemical, anatomical, or functional signs have been found that reliably distinguish the brains of mental patients.

According to Valenstein, The theories are held on to not only because there is nothing else to take their place, but also because they are useful in promoting drug treatment.

Do children get Bipolar Disorder also?

Of course not, but that doesn’t stop psychiatrists from labelling children as having it. A contemporary advocate of children having bipolar disorder is psychiatrist Demitri F. Papolos, author of The Bipolar Child. However, in this, Papolos admits: “Diagnosis in psychiatry is a problem. After all, there are no lab tests that conclusively pinpoint a diagnosis….” Yet, he expects parents to accept that dangerous and potentially deadly drugs, such as lithium, should be administered to the child for a condition he cannot prove exists.

Is it genetic?

Astoundingly, Papolos claims that there is a bipolar “gene” and that it may be genetic. However, such claims are fraudulent because there is no scientific evidence to substantiate this. Psychiatrist David Kaiser states, “...modern psychiatry has yet to convincingly prove the genetic/biologic cause of any single mental illness….”

What about Lithium that is used for Bipolar Disorder? I’ve heard it is a “safe drug”

One of the most dangerous effects of lithium prescribed to patients is that in order to achieve a “sedating” effect, the “therapeutic” dosage that psychiatrists use is near toxic; ie, so poisonous that it can cause serious harm or even death.

Essentially psychiatrists are prescribing poison. The body doesn’t break down and metabolize lithium and the kidneys remove most of it from the body through urination. Medical experts state that the almost inevitable result of this process is that it can lead to kidney damage. Lithium is even more hazardous when too much of it accumulates in the body and the toxicity (poison) from this can also lead to permanent brain damage and death.

According to the Physician’s Desk Reference, specific side effects of lithium include muscle twitches and tremors, blackout spells, incontinence, restlessness, confusion, stupor, coma, uncontrollable tongue movements, hallucinations, seizures, thyroid problems, diabetes, slowed intellectual functioning and lethargy. It can cause birth defects if given to a pregnant woman.

Real Nutritional and Medical Problems can produce symptoms psychiatrists label as Bipolar Disorder

Real Nutritional and Medical Problems can produce symptoms psychiatrists label as Bipolar Disorder. Two of the commonly known ones are Omega-3 deficiency and Thyroid Imbalance.

Case Study

Fifty-one year old Anne, a mother of five, was prescribed antidepressants for bipolar disorder, after experiencing recurrent emotional struggles. However, her decelerating menstrual cycle was never medically explored and, as was established with a competent physical examination, she really suffered from menopause.

What Can I Do?

Take control of the situation oneself - don’t allow a psychiatrist to control your life.
Read CCHR’s report on Bipolar Disorder - please click here.
Learn about the dangers of side effects from psychiatric drugs - please click here
Use the Bipolar Disorder resources listed in our Useful Links section - please click here.
Use the Solutions Page of this website for ideas - please click here.
Report any instances of psychiatric treatment for Bipolar Disorder using our Online Abuse Report Form - please click here.
Report any side effects from taking psychiatric drugs for Bipolar Disorder using our Online Drug Reporting Form - please click here.
If you or someone you know has been labelled with Bipolar Disorder, then the first step is to first see a competent, non-psychiatric physician to ensure that an undiagnosed, untreated, physical condition is not causing “psychiatric” symptoms.
The next step is to seek out and investigate the use of the many non-psychiatric and workable ideas and practices that can bring about the recovery of mental health.

Disclaimer: Please note that the information on this website is for information purposes only.
None of it constitutes medical advice. In order to safely come off psychiatric drugs, we have provided relevant websites in on our Links page. However we provide this information on a buyer-beware basis and you must use your own judgement. No one should stop taking any psychiatric drug without the advice and assistance of a competent, non-psychiatric medical doctor.