Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Signs and Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder

By Hilary Lex


People coping with the symptoms of Bipolar Disorder, also known as Manic Depression, experience changes in mood that can result in extraordinary peaks and troughs, which may cause major disruption in day by day life. The symptoms of Bipolar Disorder fall into 2 categories: a manic stage and a depressive stage.

If you believe that you might be experiencing the symptoms of Bipolar Disorder, it is really important to get the advice of a medicare expert.

What Are The Symptoms Of Bipolar Disorder?

Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder to watch out for that can indicate the manic stage include:

- Thoughts and feelings of grandeur, and of feeling inviniable.
- Wanting little sleep (and not feeling exhausted).
- Tasteless humor and/or behavior.
- Assertive behaviour.
- Talking so quickly and more frequently than usual, that it may be hard for others to understand.
- Lack of ability to focus.
- Sensations of disorientation.
- Drug abuse and alcohol abuse.
- Impulsive behaviour, lacking calculated judgement.
- Hyperactivity.
- Irritable.
- Can be delusional and/or experience paranoia.
- Psychosis.

Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder to look out for that will indicate the depressive stage include:

- Low energy levels.
- Changes in Sleep patterns.
- Sleeplessness.
- Changes in appetite and weight.
- Ill-tempered.
- Anxious.
- Low self confidence.
- Withdrawing socially from others.
- Losing interest and pleasure in activities that would typically be enjoyed.
- Incapacity to focus.
- Sensations of unhappiness and/or dejection.
- Feelings of worthlessness and/or guilt.
- Thoughts of death and/or attempts of suicide.

There are a number of treatment alternatives available for individuals suffering with Bipolar Disorder, however many people afflicted by this disorder fail to recognise it, or decide to pay no attention to the warning indicators and symptoms. People afflicted with bipolar disorder can have particularly high functioning ability and are mostly just seen by others as excentric or creative types.

If individuals affilcted with this disorder can function well in the peak of the cycle, and then find help when in the trough, or in the depressive part of the disorder, they can be diagnosed as having depression and not bipolar disorder.




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In this blog you will find information about the types of bipolar disorder. There are different types of bipolar disorders. All are mood disorders that cause a person to exhibit alternating moods of highs (mania) and lows (depression). The symptoms of bipolar are similar in all the disorders, but the duration and intensity are different

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