Bipoloar disorder?!

Bipoloar disorder?

i think a menber of my family has this and i dont know what to do as it says it doesnt show up in tests and stuff so does anyone here can explain it to me better or does anyone have it or a menber of there family does ? thanks ..x

1 week ago
i am realy scared at what you are sayin cause this person is my mum will see be ok and be back to normal when she gets med ?

Hi:

Here is some information that I hope will help you to understand Bipolar a little better.

The Very Basics of Bipolar


The very basics of Bipolar and I do mean stripped down to the easiest for possible is that we have mood swings that sway fro elation(you just can't get any happier than this) and then drop down to major depression and even as far as suicide so fast it will make your head spin.

Bipolar years ago use to be known as Major Depression.

TV, news, and such media always show someone with Bipolar as criminals, violent, and so forth. Realistically that can happen but I don't know the exact stats but I would say 1% or less are like this...Most of us SHOP, sex, more to come on that in a minute.

The terms "Mania" and "Manic" don't mean crazy, but I know you know that and most of this anyway. They basically mean:

Extreme high emotions either positive or negative they are very much heightened. Full of energy, super fast talking, not needing much sleep, easily distracted, taking on too many projects or much more than you can handle, racing thoughts, grandiosity where we think nothing can happen to us because we are superman/woman, extreme risk taking even though extremely dangerous risks can be taken w/o a thought of safety, poor driving and excessive speed doc took my license away from me for 4 mos because of that), shopping sprees that can be to a point of financial destruction (I almost had my car repo'd once because of this), promiscuous sex and more. These are the most common and important to look for anyway.

Manic is usually the exact opposite, same as depression but can and has gone so far down there are thought of suicide, attempts of suicide and successful suicides.
Each person is different in the way that they "cycle" (mania to manic to normal, mania...) and it continues on a continuous cycle for life. Hence the need for therapy, psych and meds.

Now I am what is called a "rapid cycler" AND "long term cycler". When I am rapid cycling for example I can be extremely excited, one day and the next day I can wake up in depression. There is no trigger for the depression, it just is. My usual pattern is "long term cycler" which is extremely uncommon (ohhh yea for me) but I can cycle in months and have been documented to cycle in years. This totally messes up your body and health.

There is also what is called a "mixed state" when you can have a ton of energy, but at the same time be really down, angry, panicky, and so on. Basically a combination of both mania and manic at the same time.

As you know there are lots of meds to treat Bipolar. I am sure you have also played the "med game" trying to find the right med or meds that are going to work for your body chemistry. What works for me, may not work for you, every one is different. Believe it or not, mine is so difficult to treat I am on 8 (yes, 8) different psych meds a day and most are 3x/day. When I feel differently we either change the dose of 1 or more meds, take away a med, or my favorite...add another med to the recipe.

Inappropriate irritability and/or anger can be symptoms of Bipolar 1. You may say or have said (usually the case) that are hurtful, sometimes words can be lethal they hurt so much, but you do not mean them at all and then you can't say how sorry you are enough.

When you are depressed or in a "mixed state", sometimes you can feel suicidal. I have been there and attempted 2 xs. That is just part of Bipolar and it is extremely serious. Both attempts of mine I was in ICU for a long time, yes I did die both times but paramedics found me just in time. After ICU I got to spend 10 days in a locked psych unit...Oh how fun that was...but that is really for the extreme cases like mine for example.

Bipolar has been found to be inherited, but so far science just can’t come up with an exact known fact to the cause of it.


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Be safe and be well