Mac OS X 10.8.3/All FF versins: Drop-down menus on pages "blink", won't stay open

I have tried EVERY suggestion given for this problem, including Version 19, & NOTHING has worked! Please fix, ASAP. I cannot use FF v. 22 or others until fixed & must use Safari Webkit until then. ALL of my other 5 browser work except FF!

Thanks, but no. This does not fix it. I covered that I tried this in the first sentence of my request for help:
"I have tried EVERY suggestion given for this problem, including Version 19, & NOTHING has worked!..." I believe that "EVERY" includes a FF Reset. The mouse interface was re-worked in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, vs. 10.7 (Lion) completely. I think that this is where the problem lies w/FF.

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