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Have you considered a blood test? [1] You could probably get a referral for generic blood work easily (claim you're concerned about vitamin levels or something
by colanderman 11y ago
Have you considered a blood test? [1] You could probably get a referral for generic blood work easily (claim you're concerned about vitamin levels or something), and then ask the testing agency to check for lead levels.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_poisoning#Diagnosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_poisoning#Diagnosis
- bpchaps 11y agoBlood tests are useless after a certain point, as far as I know. The tests for neurological effects are a bit more complicated and require bone biopsies. Been a while since I've looked into it, so I might be wrong.
- irremediable 11y agoJust from quickly skimming the literature, it looks like you can measure it in vivo with X-ray fluorescence. Getting access to one of those would be hard, but you might be able to persuade a researcher to use you in a trial? I imagine you've already looked into this a fair bit. Are you on medication to help with the (diagnosed) bipolar disorder? Do you find that e.g. lithium eases your symptoms? If so, I'd be inclined to think you're bipolar -- irrespective of whether you also have low-level lead poisoning.