What exactly IS Bipolar Disorder?!


Question: What exactly IS Bipolar Disorder!?
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Bipolar disorder is a severe mood disorder!. The person cycles between episodes of depression and mania!. These can be manifested by a number of emotional and physical symptoms, including feelings of dispair and/or invincibility, change in appetite (binging or lack of appetite), changes in sleep patterns (sleeping all the time or insomnia, frequent waking, non-refreshing sleep) irritability, anger, etc!. There also can be symptoms of pain, vague body aches, headache, difficulty recovering from illness, depressed immune system, fatigue, exhaustion!.

It's cause is thought to be a chemical disturbance in the brain!. Lack of some neurotransmitters or ineffectual use of those available!.

Patients with bipolar disorder also tend to have different cycles!. Some have cycles between mood swings of days, weeks or months!. Others can be rapid cyclers, as little as every 20 minutes!.

It's not fun!. It's not pretty!. And it's hell on the people who love them as well as on the patient!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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