Thanks to DeeDee for telling me about the Professor in the Tower. Unfortunately, as I'm no longer very clever (not that I ever was but nowadays I'm really dumb), I was unable to really get to grips with this abstract but from what I can gather, Professor Blackwood's research has found a genetic abnormality found in both Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders. I think the implication is that they may have the same aetiology.As I said, I don't understand all the science but this is far removed from my GP's interpretation of "bipolar and schizophrenia are basically the same disorder". I have met lots of people with both of these illnesses and in my experience they usually fall into two distinct flavours. I'm a great believer in the old adage "if it waddles like a duck and quacks like a duck...
So I went to see Portillo on Monday about my raised valproate levels. He wasn't particularly concerned about it and said he wanted to leave it to "the experts"... I presume by "the experts" he means the new magnificent all powerful psychiatrist "Dr X".I now have a name for Dr X but will postpone deciding on a pseudonym until I have seen her. Yes, it's a she. She has a name that just cries out for clang associations, God I can hardly contain myself. But the clangs would risk revealing her identity so I will wait and see if any of her characteristics jump out at me and prompt a nickname. Oh, I forgot to mention that Dr Portillo has a massive spot of acne on his face at the moment. I had to apologise as I couldn't stop looking at it. Like some drooling perv faced with a large breasted woman,...
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Dr Portillo phoned me yesterday evening. He was a bit dubious about my account of being refused access to the CMHT as he has a copy of the Pirate's "our door is always open for you" letter. Although unhappy about my "dial-a-script" request, he prescribed me the chlorpromazine I had asked for on condition I agreed to see him on Friday. He was going to phone the CMHT this morning and kick some ass.I was awake most of last night so poor Mrs Mo didn't get much sleep either, though I did managed to stay in bed from 1-5.I spent the morning farting about on the internet. Mrs Mo brought the largactil home at lunchtime which I immediately downed. I slept soundly all afternoon. I feel much calmer now. My phone tells me the CMHT phoned me this afternoon. I know Portillo will try and persuade me to...
