If so, what was the test? If there is no test, why do we let doctors tell us that we need medication for a chemical imbalance that may be something else or nothing but normal mood flucutions?
2006-10-14 08:03:38 · 4 answers · asked by apes 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Nope, havent heard of it.
2006-10-14 09:30:23 · answer #1 · answered by xoxarielle14xox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blood Lithium Levels for a psych patient when I was the medical technologist in a lab.. serotonin levels from the CSF or its metabolite in the urine.. there are tests.. but why do these tests when personal history of a patient is enough in diagnosing most psychiatric disorders?
2006-10-14 16:30:03 · answer #2 · answered by doc_maldita 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there is a test yet. The doctors go by symptoms and family history.
2006-10-14 15:13:30 · answer #3 · answered by lucy02 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a chemical imbalance in my brain..i was taking lithium....is it normal mood fluctuations or "bipolar". who knows...lol
2006-10-15 09:57:05 · answer #4 · answered by QueenOfTheDamned 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋