Whats the meaning of bipolar????!


Question: Whats the meaning of bipolar!?!?!?!?
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Bipolar is the new name for manic depressive!. Basically when your moods go up and down to the extreme!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

mono means one, bi means two!. Bipolar means that you have mood swings from one extreme to the other!.
From being euphoric, extremely happy, exhuberant, can accomplish anything and think your super human happy and stay up for days at a time being "Manic" and then come crashing down into a deep depresstion even to the extent of having suicidal thoughts or actions!. This type of personality disorder has no middle or gray area whereas they can smoothly co-exist!. Usually these type of people need mood stabilizer medications like Depakote, or Lithium to stabilize their moods but these medications take 2-3 weeks to reach a therapeutic level!. After starting a patient on this type of medication the doctore orders of Depakote or Lithium blood level on the patient to make sure they are getting enough medication to stabilize them and to make sure they are not getting too much causing a toxic level in which case their dose needs to be decreased to a safer level!. Once starting a medication like this it is important not to suddenly cease taking the medicine which would be dangerous and could cause the body to go thru withdrawl or even seizures so it is best to get advice from a doctor on how to wean oneself off the medicine safely if that is what is determined what to do!. Hope this expains your questionWww@Answer-Health@Com

Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic-depressive illness, is a condition that affects more than two million Americans!. People who have this illness tend to experience extreme mood swings, along with other specific symptoms and behaviors!. These mood swings or "episodes" can take three forms: manic episodes, depressive episodes, or "mixed" episodes!.
The symptoms of a manic episode often include elevated mood (feeling extremely happy), being extremely irritable and anxious, talking too fast and too much, and having an unusual increase in energy and a reduced need for sleep!. It's also very common for someone to act impulsively during a manic episode, and engage in behaviors that are risky or that they later regret, like spending sprees!. And in over half of all manic episodes, people are troubled by delusions or hallucinations!. For example, they may think they have a relationship with someone famous, claim to be an expert in an area they really know nothing about, feel paranoid (unusually fearful), or hear voices that are not there!.

The symptoms of a depressive episode often include an overwhelming feeling of emptiness or sadness, a lack of energy, a loss of interest in things, trouble concentrating, changes in normal sleep or appetite, and/or thoughts of dying or suicide!.

A mixed episode includes symptoms that are both manic and depressive!.

What causes it!?

The symptoms of bipolar disorder are thought to be caused by an imbalance of key chemicals in the brain!. The brain is made up of billions of nerve cells that move a constant stream of information from one to the other!. To keep the information flowing, the cells release chemicals known as "neurotransmitters!." Two key neurotransmitters that are needed for brain function are dopamine and serotonin, which play a crucial role in emotional health!.

Many scientists believe that when the levels of these neurotransmitters aren't quite right, it may result in bipolar disorder!. For instance, too much dopamine in certain parts of the brain can cause symptoms such as delusions, while too little dopamine in other parts of the brain can cause symptoms such as a lack of emotion and energy!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Bipolar means that one may vacillate from happy to sad, depressive, to manic!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It's the sudden changes between mania and depression!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Check wiki !.!.!.its a sort of depression !.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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