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> Do these people think there are motherfucking X-Men living among us In fact, there are. You know, we all have genetic differences, and most studies do not ac
by FollowingTheDao 4y ago
> Do these people think there are motherfucking X-Men living among us
In fact, there are. You know, we all have genetic differences, and most studies do not account for these genetic differences. So a medicine that helps one person might cause drug induced Lupus in another.
Lithium is a good example of this stigma. I have Schizoaffective Bipolar Disorder and Lithium is constantly forces on me even though it does not work. I am what they call a "Lithium Non-Responder" and this has bee shown to be linked to varying genetics.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4814312/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4814312/
The stigma is that researchers still think there is only one genetic human.
And what do you think the X-Men was about? It was about genetic difference and mental health. It is about trying to have people see that we have value that others cannot see because all they see is the illness.
- implements 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbamazepine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbamazepine can be effective for those for whom Lithium is ineffective or causes adverse reactions.
- FollowingTheDao 4y agoYes, been there. It gave me lupus symptoms. I have much better luck eating only seafood and no plant oils. These omega 3's inhibit these sodium channels as well as the calcium channels implicated in mood disorders. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20167245/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20167245/