Joined: 08 Aug 2006 Posts: 251 Location: North Carolina
Does This Sound Right to You? Posted: 11-06-06 09:41am
I truly believe I have bipolar disorder
and have believed it for years. I
constantly overanalyze things, my mind is
always racing about something, I have
trouble sleeping more often than not
[trouble falling asleep - then waking up
several times during the night], over
emotional and teary-eyed a lot, the
smallest things upset me, irritable,
self-esteem is extremely low, no
motivation to do things I used to.
I know I was depressed around 3 or 4 years
ago. But I believe bipolar disorder has
been the culprit of the way i've been
feeling.
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Mommy35
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 3165 Location: Vacationland, USA,
Posted: 11-06-06 10:28am
You should go and discuss your symptoms
with a doctor. Your pcp would be a good
place to start and if they feel it is
worthwhile, they will refer you to someone
who specializes in psychiactirc disorders.
Bi-polar seems to be the over diagnosed
disorder these days, when in fact you may
just be depressed or anxious about
something.
Usually someone with bi-polar disorder
will be very manic (overly busy, sometimes
giddy, sometimes irritable) for a time and
then crash into a depression. A person
can cycle many times a day or their mania
may last a couple of weeks followed by a
couple of weeks of depression.
Go see a medical professiona. Good luck
to you.
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Balch
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Posts: 30 Location: Sunnyvale
Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder Posted: 12-12-06 20:33pm
Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder
characterized by alternating states of
depression and mania that follow each
other in a repeating cycle.
People with bipolar disorder may cycle
through these states quickly or may
experience long periods of depression or
mania. Often one mood state predominates,
while the other occurs only infrequently
or briefly. The cause of bipolar disorder
is unknown.
Symptoms of the elevated mood stage of
bipolar disorder include an exaggerated
sense of confidence and well-being, racing
thoughts, excessive talking,
distractibility, increased desire for
pleasurable activity, decreased need for
sleep, impulsivity, irritability, and
impairment in judgment. The depressed
phase includes symptoms of sadness,
fatigue, pessimism, feelings of
helplessness, low self-esteem, and loss of
interest in life, possibly with thoughts
of suicide.
