What is the difference between Bipolar disorder 1 and 2?!


Question: What is the difference between Bipolar disorder 1 and 2!?
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Bipolar 1 includes extreme energy, very racing thoughts, very poor decision making (e!.g!. spend $50k you don't have), can include disorganized thinking (make no sense), hypersexuality, and sometimes some form of psychosis (paranoia, other delusions, hallucinations)!. BP1 also can include highly activated mixed states (depressed and manic at the same time)!. True mania rarely is euphoric!. It often is described as painful or terrifying!.

Bipolar II hypomania (subthreshhold mania) can include poor decision making (e!.g!. spend $5k you don't have), thoughts going too fast, reduced *need* for sleep, increased sex drive, high productivity, high social interaction, motor mouth, etc!. BPII can also include mixed states of hypomania and depression at the same time!. (In more activated forms, hypomania can be debilitating and necessitate time off work or result in loss of employment!.)

Both include depression with or without psychosis!. Those with BPII tend to spend more time in depression and have less time off between episodes!. It is not bipolar light!. It is a different type of bipolar disorder with different challenges!. Both can also include rapid cycling which is four or more switches within a year!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

mood swings is the major difference!.i believe one is just depression, two is they almost have 2 personalities cause of the mood swinhgs are so fast and great!. cjhsWww@Answer-Health@Com

Bipolar 2 is characterized by at least one hypomanic episode and at least one major depressive episode; with this disorder, depressive episodes are more frequent and more intense than manic episodes while Bipolar 1 is characterized by at least one manic or mixed episode and conforms to the classic concept of manic-depressive illness!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

There are 2 main types of bipolar disorder!. Bipolar 1 includes severe depressive and manic episodes and in some cases visual or auditory hallucinations!. Bipolar 2 includes mild mania and severe depression!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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