What are the major symptoms for Bipolar Disorder?
Could anyone tell me the common symptoms recognized from the patient suffering due to Bipolar Disorder?
The bipolar disorder is generally depressive disorder. Some of the symptoms are,
Patient will have excess energy level.
Sudden Mood changes.
Behavior that appear impulsive and reckless.
Patient will have restless sleep.
July 17th, 2010 at 8:24 pm
Bipolar, or Manic Depression is an illness where you have episodes of two kinds, Mania and Depression.
These episodes can occur within hours of each other, or can be years apart.
Symptoms for Mania:
racing thoughts
moving too fast
doing many things all at once
talking too much
going on tangents: jumping from one topic to another
not sleeping
no appetite
delusions
hallucinations(rare)
Symptoms for Depression:
feeling of hopelessness
frequent thoughts of death
suicide attempts or thoughts of suicide
self harm
lack of enjoyment of activities
feeling flat
sleeping too much or not enough
eating too much or not enough
no energy
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July 17th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
It mean’ you like both male and female cold bear’s Seriously,you can have hours or even days of being "up" or feeling normal or pumped up followed by a drop in energy or emotional well being also that can last hours or days.It runs in my family and I had a granny that would not sleep for a week and then "crash" or depressed severely later ,her case was extreme partly because of her age .A person can have a mild case and not even know it ,just attributing it to life’s ups and downs.Its important to get evaluated as you could probably be getting more out of life and not even know it.Keep in mind its an ongoing issue so if if you are prescribed medication you have to continue taking it no matter how much you feel better,we had an issue with granny because she would even out ,stop taking her meds because she felt better and then drop off again.
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July 17th, 2010 at 8:46 pm
Here are the symptoms I got from http://health.yahoo.com/mentalhealth-symptoms/bipolar-disorder-symptoms/healthwise–ty1058.html
Do a simple google on "bipolar symptoms" and you will find a tonne of info … also at the end I will give you 2 sites that I used which have tests – if you score more than 25 (I think) then you may have bipolar – I scored in the 40s so printed the tests out and took them to my GP who referred me straight away to a psychiatrist – I showed him the tests – I was also talking really rapidly and unable to keep to topic jumping all over the place when he diagnosed me and have since had a few depressive episodes and a number of manic episodes – Im bipolar 2 at the moment but think I will be hospitalised soon which may then bump me up to bipolar 1 .. hope this helps and check out the sites below..
Symptoms
Bipolar disorder causes extreme mood swings, from feeling overly energetic (mania) to feeling very sad or having low energy (depression).3
Mania may cause a person to:
Feel extremely happy or very irritable.
Have a very high opinion of himself or herself (inflated self-esteem).
Not need as much sleep as usual (feel rested after 3 hours of sleep).
Talk more than usual.
Be more active than usual.
Have difficulty concentrating because of having too many thoughts at the same time (racing thoughts).
Be easily distracted by sights and sounds.
Act impulsively or do reckless things, such as go on shopping sprees, drive recklessly, get into foolish business ventures, or have frequent, indiscriminate, or unsafe sex.
Depression may cause a person to:
Feel sad or anxious for a significant time.
Feel hopeless or pessimistic.
Have slowed thoughts and speech because of low energy.
Have difficulty concentrating, remembering, and making decisions.
Have changes in eating and sleeping habits leading to too much or too little eating or sleeping.
Have decreased interest in usual activities, including sex.
Have suicidal thoughts.
Not enjoy things he or she normally would enjoy.
Types of bipolar disorder
Bipolar I. Considered the classic form of the illness, bipolar I causes recurrent episodes of mania and depression. The depression may last for a short time or for months. You may then go back to feeling normal for a time, or you may go right into a manic episode.
Bipolar II. If you have bipolar II, you will experience depression just as in bipolar I. But the episodes of mania are less severe (hypomania). People with bipolar II have more depressive episodes than hypomanic episodes.
Rapid-cycling bipolar disorder. If you have rapid-cycling bipolar disorder, you will experience at least four episodes of depression, mania, or both within a 12-month period. You may go directly from an episode of depression to an episode of mania, or you may have a short time lapse between the two extreme moods. The mood swings are the same as with other types of bipolar, but the frequency of mood swings distinguishes rapid-cycling bipolar disorder from the other subtypes.
Some people may have bipolar disorder with mixed symptoms, in which episodes of depression and mania occur together. Symptoms include sadness, euphoria, and irritability. Other symptoms can include agitation, lack of sleep, appetite changes, and possibly, thoughts of suicide. This makes the disorder challenging to treat and very frustrating for you and for those around you. It can also lead to hospitalization if your daily functioning becomes impaired.
OK those sites are…
http://counsellingresource.com/quizzes/goldberg-bipolar/index.html
and
http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/public/bipolardisorder/self-test.cfm
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July 17th, 2010 at 9:33 pm
There is way too much stuff to list it all here but I will give you 2 links and you can find all the info you want there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_diagnostic_criteria_for_bipolar_disorder
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July 17th, 2010 at 10:12 pm
It varies considerably between severity of the symptoms, the episode length and the actual symptom itself. Also there are several types of Bipolar. Just check wikipedia for a comprehensive list. Personally speaking, my symptoms are;
Manic – Racing thoughts, delusions, promiscuity, excessive spending & auditory hallucinations.
Depressive – Unable to get out of bed, even to go to the toilet. A complete feeling of blackness, numb and despair.
Each episode lasts me a month with maybe a month of stability in between. If I am unmedicated, all these symptoms are a lot more severe and destructive and I usually end up in hospital.
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I have bipolar 1
July 17th, 2010 at 10:43 pm
The bipolar disorder is generally depressive disorder. Some of the symptoms are,
Patient will have excess energy level.
Sudden Mood changes.
Behavior that appear impulsive and reckless.
Patient will have restless sleep.
References :
http://www.symptomofbipolardisorder.net