Since I am fairly open about my own issue with bipolar (specifically Bipolar II, the “lighter” form), I often get questions related to the topic. The one I want to address today was short and do the point: Is bipolar disorder caused by inflammation? Usually the questions are a bit more individually directed by I actually like these.

Because despite the fact that I have bipolar (specifically bipolar II, the lighter form), I don’t really keep up with the developments in it. I’m medicated, I’m stable, I’m happy and, honestly, I have other things on my plate. So questions like this force me to get up my own butt and do some research and learn something new. And in this case I got up my own butt to see if bipolar was in fact and inflammatory condition.

And the short answer is yes-ish.

Now here’s the long answer.

A Couple of Comments about Inflammation

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