Re: frustrated and confused

[Guest guest]

- You have already spent alot of money on the claim that EEG

biofeedback is treatment for Bipolar disorder. You are only going to

continue to be disapointed in the results if this is the expectation.

Some facts to keep in mind to ballance the hype.

1:The FDA registers biofeedback devices only for relaxation and

muscle education

2: Some QEEG software has been registered with the FDA for analysis

of EEG frequency charicteristics but not for diagnosis of any of the

disorders discussed here.

3:The mini Q that people are recomending that you do to determine how

to proceed with treatment of your Bipolar disorder does not even have

FDA registration.

Now with that in mind here are some expectations that I believe you

have a good chance of meeting with not just the approach advocated

here but also with others including but not limited to formal QEEG

guided approaches, the Othmers approach and the approach discussed at

www.Zengar.com.

Improvements in sleep, motivation, concentration, attention, memory,

mood, learning, distress tollerance, headaches, and quite a few other

aspects of central nervous system functioning.

Another way to look at what these devices do that is more along the

lines of what they are actualy registered with the FDA for is in

terms of training in the relaxation response. One can train in the

relaxation response with a variety of EEG biofeedback techniques,

yoga, meditation, arobic conditioning,etc, etc. They can all be

expected to produce many general effects in common and also some

nuanced differences based on the type of training employed.

In terms of deciding on what to do next don't just rely on this site.

Go to the Othmers site, go to the Zengar site, find others.

Scientific evidence has not proven the superiority of any of these

approaches over any other. In the end it might be more important for

you to take the next step with what ever one seems to match your own

beliefes about what makes most sense. I hope you will visit the other

EEG biofeedback sites to get a better sense of what they offer and

why before jumping in and spending alot more money on anything

offered at any one of them, including this one.

Bruce