Archive for the ‘Manic depression’ Category

Bipolar Disorder Medications – Why You Should Not Use Antidepressants

Bipolar disorder is a mental disease that moves you up and down between enthusiasm and obsession and even desperate gloominess. And as though these two aren't horrible enough on their own, bipolar disorder may choose from time to time to mix them both up in your mind. why else do you think so many people [...]

What is Bipolar Anxiety – Is Bipolar Anxiety Dangerous?

As defined in Wikipedia: Bipolar anxiety or disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated mood clinically referred to as mania or, if milder, hypomania. Individuals who experience manic episodes also commonly experience depressive episodes or symptoms, or mixed [...]

Introduction to Soaring & Crashing – My Bipolar Adventures

I'm not a famous actress like Patty Duke (Anna Marie in they call me Anna) or Carrie Fisher (in the best Awful); or a gifted psychiatrist like Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison (in An Unquiet Mind); or a flamboyant, young journalist like Lizzie Simon (in Detour: My Bipolar Road Trip in 4-D); or a notorious newswoman [...]

Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder – What You Should Know

Diagnosing bipolar disorderis not as straightforward as other diagnosis. This is due to the fact that up to now, there is no definite medical test that can be used to point clearly at the disorder. there are numerous other health disorders and diseases that may make an individual to have symptoms that are similar to [...]

Major Depression Or Bipolar Depression – What is the Difference?

Many people struggle with depression. Depression itself can be as simple as a sign of a bad day (or few days), or it can be a sign of something bigger - a psychiatric illness such as major depression or bipolar disorder. How, then, can we tell the difference? Depression affects approximately 21 million Americans. it [...]

Symptoms Of Bipolar Disorder And Their Treatment

Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that involves rapid change of mood conditions. as the name implies, bi means two or dual and polar connotes polarity. By application, this means that a person with symptoms of bipolar disorder tends to abruptly change polarities from extreme happiness down to severe sadness within a short time interval. [...]

Understanding Major Bipolar Depression

There are many types of depression, but bipolar is one of the most serious forms of the condition. Sudden changes in mood, from very good to very bad, are exhibited in bipolar people. You will not be thought to have major bipolar depression if your sadness is just a reaction to something happening in your [...]

Bipolar Disorder – How to Get an Accurate Diagnosis

Getting an accurate diagnosis for bipolar disorder is not as easy as it looks. This is because doctors cannot simply give the answer by extracting some blood or doing a CT scan. What makes matters worse is that some of the symptoms of this illness can be confused with something else. So in order to [...]

Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder in Children and Early Teens

While the mental illness known as bipolar disorder typically develops and is diagnosed in the late teen to early adult years, it is possible for younger children to develop this disorder. when a diagnosis is made in a young child with this mental illness it is referred to as early-onset bipolar disorder. A diagnosis of [...]