My best friend needs help? please no mean answers1?!
Question: My best friend needs help!? please no mean answers1!?
My friend came to me for help and I need to find out what this is!. She has very bad mood swings from small to aggressive,she jumps at everyone for the littlest things and some for no reason,she does things before thinking,she can't remember anything she has done,said half the time, some days she stays up for days w/o sleep and some she can't even get out of bed,she will be happy one min!. and the next she is agry, she will talk for hours really fast and then she will not want to be messed with, she will feel happy and then depressed the next, she has even hit her husband a few times for no reason,she is const!. calling everyone names or making fun of them,she can not concentrait and somedays she can, somedays she said she feels like she can crawl out of her skin,she feels angry at her ownself sometimes,she is also adicted to asprin, she has ideals and thoughts rushing through her head one minute and the next she is blah and don't care,!.please help me figure this out for her!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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I'm not an expert, by any stretch of the imagination; BUT, on the surface, it sounds like your friend may have Bipolar Disorder, formerly known as Manic-Depressive Disorder!.
People who suffer from Bipolar Disorder go through what are called Cycles ~ they Cycle between being "happy", also called the Manic Phase, and being "sad", also known as the Depressive Phase!. How often they go from "happy" to "sad", and how quickly they move between "happy" and "sad", is often referred to as "how fast they're cycling"!.
People who suffer from Bipolar Disorder often go through very serious and exaggerated mood swings: very HIGH highs, and very LOW lows!. MANIC is the HIGH; DEPRESSIVE is the LOW!.
Where you or I might be a little bit down for a couple of days, your friend might not be able to stop crying, or even get out of bed, for a week or more!. Where you or I might be a little bit goofy for a day ~ you know, you have a day where everything is kind of funny because you're in a really good mood ~ your friend might go on a shopping spree, spending money she can't afford to spend!. Your friend might stay up for 3 or 4 days straight ~ never sleeping ~ and repaint the entire inside of her house!
Where you or I might have a day or two ~ here or there ~ where we're happy or sad, your friend has days on end that go to one extreme or the other!. That's what happens when people have Bipolar Disorder ~ they go from one Pole of the spectrum to the opposite Pole of the spectrum, and it can happen at a moment's notice, literally as fast as snapping your fingers!.
If this is what's happening to your friend, you can't do anything to help her by yourself; you're simply not equipped to deal with the situation on your own!. It will take the intervention of a qualified, licensed therapist to get to her and break the "cycling" she's going through with medication!. Bipolar Disorder CAN be successfully treated with medication and therapy, but the patient has to be willing to go along with the therapy and they have to WANT their behavior to change!. They have to WANT to get better for things to truly improve!.
There are other possibilities of things that could be wrong with your friend, but this is the first thing that came to mind when I read the symptoms you described; it seems the most likely thing short of drug addiction!.
If your friend wants this to stop ~ if she truly wants to find out what's going on with herself and she wants to get well ~ she needs to make an appointment with a mental health professional and get evaluated!. Many hospitals have INTAKE Departments that perform these Mental Health Evaluations on a daily basis; call the major hospitals in your area that have Mental Health departments and ask which ones have Intake Services!. A lot of the time, you don't even have to make an appointment; you can just show up and be evaluated on the spot!.
If she wants help, have her go through INTAKE and get evaluated as soon as possible, before she loses her nerve and changes her mind!. Do whatever you have to as her friend to get her to make the commitment and do this!. The first step is always the hardest -- help her take that first step!. Drive her there if you have to; hold her hand while she's waiting if that's what she wants!. Do you understand what I'm saying!? I'm not asking you to get evaluated along side of her, I'm just asking you to support her in her decision to get help!.
I know this is hard for you!. You want to do what's right for your friend; yet, you're afraid something bad might happen to her in the process of figuring this out!. I want you to know you're doing the right thing by asking for help for your friend!. It's not an easy thing to do ~ that's how you know it's the right thing to do!.!.!.!.!. because it's hard!.
If you want to talk about this some more, you can e-mail me through Yahoo! by clicking on my profile, then clicking on "send e-mail to minpin"!.
I hope you're able to get her the help that she needs!.
MinPinWww@Answer-Health@Com
People who suffer from Bipolar Disorder go through what are called Cycles ~ they Cycle between being "happy", also called the Manic Phase, and being "sad", also known as the Depressive Phase!. How often they go from "happy" to "sad", and how quickly they move between "happy" and "sad", is often referred to as "how fast they're cycling"!.
People who suffer from Bipolar Disorder often go through very serious and exaggerated mood swings: very HIGH highs, and very LOW lows!. MANIC is the HIGH; DEPRESSIVE is the LOW!.
Where you or I might be a little bit down for a couple of days, your friend might not be able to stop crying, or even get out of bed, for a week or more!. Where you or I might be a little bit goofy for a day ~ you know, you have a day where everything is kind of funny because you're in a really good mood ~ your friend might go on a shopping spree, spending money she can't afford to spend!. Your friend might stay up for 3 or 4 days straight ~ never sleeping ~ and repaint the entire inside of her house!
Where you or I might have a day or two ~ here or there ~ where we're happy or sad, your friend has days on end that go to one extreme or the other!. That's what happens when people have Bipolar Disorder ~ they go from one Pole of the spectrum to the opposite Pole of the spectrum, and it can happen at a moment's notice, literally as fast as snapping your fingers!.
If this is what's happening to your friend, you can't do anything to help her by yourself; you're simply not equipped to deal with the situation on your own!. It will take the intervention of a qualified, licensed therapist to get to her and break the "cycling" she's going through with medication!. Bipolar Disorder CAN be successfully treated with medication and therapy, but the patient has to be willing to go along with the therapy and they have to WANT their behavior to change!. They have to WANT to get better for things to truly improve!.
There are other possibilities of things that could be wrong with your friend, but this is the first thing that came to mind when I read the symptoms you described; it seems the most likely thing short of drug addiction!.
If your friend wants this to stop ~ if she truly wants to find out what's going on with herself and she wants to get well ~ she needs to make an appointment with a mental health professional and get evaluated!. Many hospitals have INTAKE Departments that perform these Mental Health Evaluations on a daily basis; call the major hospitals in your area that have Mental Health departments and ask which ones have Intake Services!. A lot of the time, you don't even have to make an appointment; you can just show up and be evaluated on the spot!.
If she wants help, have her go through INTAKE and get evaluated as soon as possible, before she loses her nerve and changes her mind!. Do whatever you have to as her friend to get her to make the commitment and do this!. The first step is always the hardest -- help her take that first step!. Drive her there if you have to; hold her hand while she's waiting if that's what she wants!. Do you understand what I'm saying!? I'm not asking you to get evaluated along side of her, I'm just asking you to support her in her decision to get help!.
I know this is hard for you!. You want to do what's right for your friend; yet, you're afraid something bad might happen to her in the process of figuring this out!. I want you to know you're doing the right thing by asking for help for your friend!. It's not an easy thing to do ~ that's how you know it's the right thing to do!.!.!.!.!. because it's hard!.
If you want to talk about this some more, you can e-mail me through Yahoo! by clicking on my profile, then clicking on "send e-mail to minpin"!.
I hope you're able to get her the help that she needs!.
MinPinWww@Answer-Health@Com
Everyone is right so far!.!.!.bipolar definately a possibility!. I married one and he was the same way!.
She needs help, but remember that it's not up to you to get it for her!. She has to realize it herself and seek it out!. All you can do is lovingly suggest she seek counseling!. Medication will help!.
Another possibility is schitzophrenia!.!.!.my grandma had that and was very abusive, then happy after her medication cocktail!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
She needs help, but remember that it's not up to you to get it for her!. She has to realize it herself and seek it out!. All you can do is lovingly suggest she seek counseling!. Medication will help!.
Another possibility is schitzophrenia!.!.!.my grandma had that and was very abusive, then happy after her medication cocktail!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
This sounds very much like cyclothymia, which is a varient of bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression!. In cyclothymia, the cycling between mania & depression is very rapid!. This sounds like what you are describing in your friend's behavior!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I'm a physcology major and my first guess would be either substance abuse, or manic depression coupled with self medication based on the aspirin comment!. The only way you can really help your friend is to urge her to seek counseling, my dad is a manic depressive and she sounds similar!. Try to get her some help is the best advice I can give!. Stay strong hun!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You posted the textbook description to Bi-Polar
disorder/Manic Depressive!.
Your friend needs to see a Mental Health Agency!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
disorder/Manic Depressive!.
Your friend needs to see a Mental Health Agency!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Your friend could be bi-polar you should research it!. Thats all I can really tell you at the moment!. If she is she should go to her doctor and tell s/he how she's feeling it would be a start!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
that a tough one my dear,
you such a good friend,try to talk to a doctor and find out what kind of disorder she is suffring from,good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com
you such a good friend,try to talk to a doctor and find out what kind of disorder she is suffring from,good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com
Sounds like bipolar disorder, bouts of mania, followed by depression!. She needs to see a doctor!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
sounds like she is bipolar!. she needs to see a doctor!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
how old is she maybe its medipose my mother might be going threw the same thing :lWww@Answer-Health@Com
do a little research on bipolar disorder!.!.!.and lay off the asprin! that is NOT a safe drugWww@Answer-Health@Com
Sounds like some form of bipolar disorder!. She should seek a diagnosis and treatment from an experienced psychiatrist/ Bipolar disorder readily responds to treatment with psychiatric medication, but it can be difficult to find the right combination of medication for each person, and the medication may need adjustments from time to time!. Give her support and encourage her to visit her doctor and get a referral to a psychiatrist!. If she does have bipolar disorder, the sooner she gets treatment, the better off she will be, as the mood swings can get worse over time!. She is lucky to have such a caring friend!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You can't actually diagnose her, but you can repeat back to her that she has difficulties that bother her so much they are disrupting her life and causing her problems!. Speak honestly about how you are worried about her and let her know you see her moods and behavior changing throughout the day and that you think she needs medical care!.
Ask if she has thought about it!. See what she says about getting help or the idea of bringing in her family to get her to a doctor!. it's okay to start with a regular doctor for treatment!. You don't have to diagnose her and take her to the exact type of treatment she will end up requiring in order to help her!. (or figure out if the aspirin has anything to do with it, for example)!.
It's great that you care so much!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Ask if she has thought about it!. See what she says about getting help or the idea of bringing in her family to get her to a doctor!. it's okay to start with a regular doctor for treatment!. You don't have to diagnose her and take her to the exact type of treatment she will end up requiring in order to help her!. (or figure out if the aspirin has anything to do with it, for example)!.
It's great that you care so much!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Bipolar, schizophrenic, or depression it sounds like!. Ask about family history!. Tell her to go to the doc!. and they can prescribe something that will help!. I take cymbalta and it helps me and she sounds close to me!. If that does not help she needs to go to a psych!. And asprin can cause a lot of damage to your body!. She needs to talk to a doc!. before taking any kind of drug often!. Some ppl only need to take asprin if they have heart prob!. or clotting problems!.!.!.!.!.
Side effects and complications of taking aspirin include:
Hemorrhagic stroke= While daily aspirin can help prevent a clot-related stroke, it may increase your risk of a bleeding stroke (hemorrhagic stroke)!.
Gastrointestinal bleeding= Daily aspirin use increases your risk of developing a stomach ulcer!. And, if you have a bleeding ulcer, taking aspirin will cause it to bleed more, perhaps to a life-threatening extent!.
Allergic reaction= If you're allergic to aspirin, taking any amount of aspirin can trigger a serious allergic reaction!.
Ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and hearing loss=Too much aspirin (overdosing) can cause tinnitus and eventual hearing loss in some people!.
If you're taking aspirin and you must undergo even a simple surgical procedure or dental work, be sure to tell the surgeon or dentist that you take daily aspirin and how much!. Otherwise you risk excessive bleeding during surgery!.
The Food and Drug Administration also warns that people who regularly take aspirin should limit the amount of alcohol they drink because of its additional blood-thinning effects and potential to upset your stomach!. If you take daily aspirin therapy, you should not have more than one drink a day if you're a woman or two drinks a day if you're a man!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Side effects and complications of taking aspirin include:
Hemorrhagic stroke= While daily aspirin can help prevent a clot-related stroke, it may increase your risk of a bleeding stroke (hemorrhagic stroke)!.
Gastrointestinal bleeding= Daily aspirin use increases your risk of developing a stomach ulcer!. And, if you have a bleeding ulcer, taking aspirin will cause it to bleed more, perhaps to a life-threatening extent!.
Allergic reaction= If you're allergic to aspirin, taking any amount of aspirin can trigger a serious allergic reaction!.
Ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and hearing loss=Too much aspirin (overdosing) can cause tinnitus and eventual hearing loss in some people!.
If you're taking aspirin and you must undergo even a simple surgical procedure or dental work, be sure to tell the surgeon or dentist that you take daily aspirin and how much!. Otherwise you risk excessive bleeding during surgery!.
The Food and Drug Administration also warns that people who regularly take aspirin should limit the amount of alcohol they drink because of its additional blood-thinning effects and potential to upset your stomach!. If you take daily aspirin therapy, you should not have more than one drink a day if you're a woman or two drinks a day if you're a man!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
First of all, don't put the world on your shoulders!. Your friend is a very important person, but so are you!. Do what you can to help her, but you might not be able to!. And that is O!.K!.
From what you have said, it sounds like your friend has Bipolar Disorder, or Manic Depression!. Many people with this disorder deny that they have a problem and do not want help!. My mother has been Bipolar all her life, and even now in her 50's she has yet to admit that she has a problem, or attempt at any treatment!.
All you can do is find her some literature!. Print out some fact sheets about the disorder, and give them to her!. Tell her you will assist her to get help, if she wants!. If she refuses, there really isn't much you can do unless she is in danger of harming herself or someone else!. On the other hand, if you think she is suicidal or thinking about being violent, you can get her to an emergency room or call 911 or a hotline!.
Good luck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
From what you have said, it sounds like your friend has Bipolar Disorder, or Manic Depression!. Many people with this disorder deny that they have a problem and do not want help!. My mother has been Bipolar all her life, and even now in her 50's she has yet to admit that she has a problem, or attempt at any treatment!.
All you can do is find her some literature!. Print out some fact sheets about the disorder, and give them to her!. Tell her you will assist her to get help, if she wants!. If she refuses, there really isn't much you can do unless she is in danger of harming herself or someone else!. On the other hand, if you think she is suicidal or thinking about being violent, you can get her to an emergency room or call 911 or a hotline!.
Good luck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com