Posted by memma on November 4, 2003, at 10:39:43
In reply to Remission rate for manic depression ?, posted by Ron Jones on November 3, 2003, at 23:27:26
> How many people with bipolar illness go into remission and how long does it last.Remission as in free of all symptoms.Does it ever happen with lithium or depokate ?I know of no one myself who has.
From The Online Medical Dictionary:
"remission"
<oncology> A complete or partial disappearance of the signs and symptoms of disease in response to treatment. The period during which a disease is under control. A remission, however, is not necessarily a cure.Origin: L. Remissio
Therefore, I think many bipolar patients have gone "into remission" by taking depakote or lithium.
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