Health Issues
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Bipolar Disorder
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Putting up an ‘official’ support thread here for bipolar disorder. Get support and ask questions. ***Note, no one here is a medical professional. Please consult your doctor for medical advise***
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I’ll reply to my own thread and get things started here. I’ve been very unstable the past week. Friday night I was actually in the ER and almost admitted to psych unit. VERY bad anxiety and impulsiveness. I may be starting DBT therapy again soonish, am waiting to talk to my case manager about that Thursday when I see her. |
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I want to know what is bipolar disorder? I used to think I have it, I haven’t visiting a doctor and got myself check. What I know about bipolar disorder is that you have mood swings, but I haven’t had any information from the people who are experiencing it. I hope you able to share what happened to you and I would love to know about this. |
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Mood swings are the biggest part of bipolar disorder. You have periods of depression and mania. Mania can be periods of increase energy, decreased need for sleep, grandiose ideas (thinking you’re above everyone else, have special powers, things like that). People think that mania is fun and sometimes it is at first…but then you get agitated and the fun wears off. A lot of people who get manic end up in fights, arguments, or trouble with the law. Many people with bipolar disorder need to be on more than one medication to manage their symptoms. |
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