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Q: What are the symptoms for bipolar depression?
I am afraid my loved one is suffering from a bipolar disorder. He has recently moved out from home, dropped out of school and is heading south with his life… Could it be bipolar depression? How can I help him if he doesn’t want to be helped?

A: My boyfriend suffers from bipolar disorder and it is a very complex disease. I recommend surfing the net as there is a lot of information to take it. I know when my boyfriend has had episodes he becomes very manic says stuff that even still I can’t believe he has said to me, very hurtful things. It is very hard to explain it all but look around the net for information. It is very important that they have someone supportive by their side…but it can be tough so be strong! My boyfriend also goes through the worst times when the seasons are changing (winter to spring and summer to fall).

Q: Bipolar/Depression Symptoms?
I’m pretty sure I suffer from either both or one of the two. I know the symptoms and I’ve done the research. But I just don’t want to believe that I suffer from this. Depression runs in my family, so there is a chance perhaps. Please, can you give me accurate information to determine whether or not I suffer from one or both of these; or give me a site to go to?

A: I am a sufferer of Bi-polar syndrome as well as clinical depression. You should definately go see a psychologist, because the Internet cannot predict your mental health. I’ve tried to search on Yahoo! and Google for you, but it only gave me sites that were related, but only gave information on what the symptoms are. If you know what the symptoms are, and you catch yourself at one of these symptoms, you should go see a psychologist. To this day I still do not want to believe that I have these mental illnesses. My GREAT, great, great, etc, uncle by marriage is Edgar Allan Poe. Believe it or not, at my family reunion I found out from my family that I am, in fact, related to him by marriage, and that depression runs in the family. I want to tell you now, if you have something planned for yourself, and if you do indeed share these mental illnesses, do not let your guard down. I want to change the world, but I won’t let these disorders stand in the way of believing in life. Please seek a psychologist before your depression and bi-polar get worse, because it can, and if you are CONVINCED, then please seek help from one. Depression can escalate into something much worse, trust me, I had to go to a mental hospital for 10 days, and if it wasn’t for my psychologist in the hospital, I would be dead.

Q: What are the symptoms of bipolar and depression?
Please. Help me.

A: Bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression) causes serious shifts in a person’s mood, energy, thinking, and behavior – from the highs of mania on one extreme, to the lows of depression on the other. More than just a fleeting good or bad mood, the cycles of bipolar disorder last for days, weeks, or months. And unlike ordinary mood swings, the mood changes of bipolar disorder are so intense that they interfere with your ability to function.

During a manic episode, a person might impulsively quit a job, charge up huge amounts on credit cards, or feel rested after sleeping two hours. During a depressive episode, the same person might be too tired to get out of bed and full of self-loathing and hopelessness over being unemployed and in debt.

The symptoms of bipolar disorder vary widely from person to person, with unpredictable differences in their pattern, severity, and frequency.

Common signs and symptoms of mania include:

* Feeling unusually “high” and optimistic OR extremely irritable
* Unrealistic, grandiose beliefs about one’s abilities or powers
* Sleeping very little, but feeling extremely energetic
* Talking so rapidly that others can’t keep up
* Racing thoughts; jumping quickly from one idea to the next
* Highly distractible, unable to concentrate
* Impaired judgment and impulsiveness
* Acting recklessly without thinking about the consequences
* Delusions and hallucinations (in severe cases)

Common symptoms of bipolar depression include:

* Feeling hopeless, sad, or empty.
* Irritability
* Inability to experience pleasure
* Fatigue or loss of energy
* Physical and mental sluggishness
* Appetite or weight changes
* Sleep problems
* Concentration and memory problems
* Feelings of worthlessness or guilt
* Thoughts of death or suicide

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According to the DSM-IV, major depressive disorder (or “depression”) is diagnosed when five or more of the following symptoms of depression are present for most of the day, nearly every day for at least 2 weeks. At least one of the symptoms must be either persistent sad or “empty” feelings or loss of interest in activities.

* Constant sadness
* Irritability
* Hopelessness
* Trouble sleeping
* Low energy or fatigue
* Feeling worthless or guilty for no reason
* Significant weight change
* Difficulty concentrating
* Loss of interest in favorite activities

Q: I have been having strange symptoms of bipolar or depression lately, but I now I don’t have depression! Help?
I have been feeling depressed lately, but I checked depression symptoms and I know I don’t have that. However, other times I feel very happy and energized, hyper actually. I thought maybe I have bipolar, but I can’t seem to find accurate symptoms. Please help, my sister thinks its “cute” how I think something is wrong, and I don’t want to talk to my mother unless I am sure something is wrong. My symptoms are that some days I am extremely happy and enjoy life. Other days, like today, I feel depressed and angry. I cried at least three times today, all over small things. Normally I would ignore them, but everything just seemed to boil over the top. Thanks!
This has been happening for almost a year now, not just a day or two, just to add.

A: Hormones. Episodes in Bipolar last for weeks or months, not just a day or two and they are MUCH more extreme than you describe. You are not Bipolar.

EDIT – the episodes last for weeks or months……. depressed for weeks or months then manic for weeks or months……. not just some days happy and some days sad.

You are not Bipolar, you are hormonal.

Q: What are the most common symptoms of Bipolar Disorder? (In relation to depression.)?
What differentiates depression from Bipolar Disorder? I would really appreciate professional views! I could Google it, but I want a straight comparison; perhaps even from somebody that has/is still experiencing either of these. How did you come to recognize that you had Bipolar Disorder/depression? Any other information will be greatly appreciated.

Just curious. Thank you.

A: The difference between depression and bipolar is that we cycle between depression and mania. Read on for examples.

Here are some of my personal examples of the extremes. My moods generally last for a couple of months then there is a short period of being normal before I start to swing the other way

The low – Do not care about anything, stop showering, stop cleaning house, crying a lot, sleeping 14 hours a day, want to die but don’t have the energy to plan it, hating yourself for every little bad thing you have ever done….. feeling guilty about everything you have done while manic, knowing that everyone else hates you too. I feel like my mind has stopped working, thoughts are dulled, can’t read….. just lay there like a dead lump of nothing.

The High – these are symptoms as listed online followed by my examples

* FEELING EXTREMELY HAPPY OR IRITABLE* Like you just won the lottery or like your boss just cut your pay in half so he could give his daughter a raise but the feelings go on and on for weeks or months.

*INFLATED SELF ESTEEM* Believe that everyone loves you, everyone knows how smart, funny, pretty, sexy, you are. Think you are so good you can do anything.

* REDUCED NEED FOR SLEEP* 2 to 3 hours of sleep a night for weeks or months and you are never tired.

* TALK FASTER AND MORE THAN USUAL* Ramble on and on but the talk may be disjointed because thoughts are going by so fast you can’t get them out fast enough. It’s called pressured speech.

* BE MORE ACTIVE THAN USUAL* Needing to run 10 miles a day when you never used to even jog. Taking up 5 new hobbies.

* RACING THOUGHTS* Can be seen as confusion. It’s very confusing because your thought go by so fast and you have no control over them it’s like having 10 people all shouting at you at the same time.

* BE EASILY DISTRACTED BY SIGHTS AND SOUNDS* Ohhhh bright and shiny things. Because you have ceased to even try to listen to your own thoughts.

* ACT IMPULSIVELY, DO RECKLESS THINGS, REDUCED INHIBITION, SPENDING SPREES* Spending the mortgage money on furniture, buying 25 books about penguins because wouldn’t it be cute if they could be a colony,* DRIVE RECKLESSLY* 120 mph down back roads with the radio blaring and not really paying attention to the road because of all the bright shiny things, *GET INTO FOOLISH BUSINESS VENTURES* cashing out your 401k to invest in a worm farm or going deep into debt so you can gamble because you know you will win, *HAVE FREQUENT, INDISCRIMINATE, OR UNSAFE SEX* like sex with strangers (without a condom) or with your sisters husband or your husbands sister. Suddenly decide you are bisexual because the opportunity for twice as much sex is there…… Oh my I didn’t know I was into BDSM before… tie me up and flog me baby.

I am Bipolar 1 and while the other types of bipolar may not be as bad they are still much more extreme than the online symptoms portray. The above are things I have one while manic and that’s just a few of them.

Q: what are physical symptoms of bipolar or clinical depression?
my curious i am asking because I’ve been tested for health related problems such as stomach cramps often and headaches and tiredness, I wake up feeling a little nauseous almost everyday, but dont know whats wrong,
my mother is an alcoholic and places alot of stress on me and I was wondering if the reason they cant find whats wrong with me is because its stress related … so your ‘I could tell you but i wont’ IS NOT HELPING!

A: Chronic stress takes a toll on the body….it isn’t healthy to have high levels of stress hormones surging through your system non-stop…and this in itself can weaken the immune system.

Headaches, stomach ailments, fatigue – with no obvious physical cause -are often associated with depression.

Q: Do you have symptoms of bipolar, anxiety, depression?
Well I just wanted to let you know things that I’ve been observing and doing for the past year that has helped me so much with bipolar, depression, anxiety. Seriously, I can’t even sleep for days without my heavy loads of medication, but these ways of doing things really helps with all of this. At first I thought it wouldn’t help then, I just tried and found it really helped. Here are some things that naturally helps that you can do on your own.

First of all never call your self sick or label yourself. Just treat yourself for your symptoms, like a cold in a way. Notice your symptoms, like when you notice a cough, treat it, but don’t obsess over it, and you’ll notice improvement the best. Remember things can always be worse so make the most of what you can as you try to improve your situation.

The body works by chemical reactions and foods are chemicals consumed to help the body carry on things that the body needs to do. So it’s important to get all nutrients needed. Take half a multi-vitamin a day, try taking vitamin b-stress complex daily, and take omega 3-6-9 supplements which is proven to help with nourishing the brain.Take it for a few weeks and you’ll notice the difference.

It is also very important to get sunlight daily which helps boost the mood. Exercise helps boost the mood and and take care of excess energy. It helps with better sleep at night.

Make sure you sleep and wake up at a regular schedule. Sleep is very important to help the mind heal and to be in a good mood. Get 8hrs of sleep each night. No more than ten because too much sleep can make you feel groggy.

Another thing is try to change any negative or stressful thought you have to an optimistic one. Even if it doesn’t feel like you believe it, tell yourself you believe it. I once was told everything is love, atleast some sort of love, and everything else is your own perception. Jealousy, hate anger, resentment takes away calmness from people, and a sense of peace in ones’ mind is important. it’s also important to have a general love for humanity.

Also stay away from stimulating things, no hair spray, markers, chocolate, tea, coffee, horror flicks. Anything that causes that high or rushed feeling causes stress on the body.

Hope this helps you guys, message me if you have any questions or wanna talk

A: that is good advice!

Q: Please Read! Do you have symptoms of bipolar, anxiety, depression?
I would appreciate if you read this, I believe it will help anyone with these symptoms or anyone that wants to be in a healthy mood

Well I just wanted to let you know things that I’ve been observing and doing for the past year that has helped me so much with bipolar, depression, anxiety. Seriously, I can’t even sleep for days without my heavy loads of medication, but these ways of doing things really helps with all of this. At first I thought it wouldn’t help then, I just tried and found it really helped. Here are some things that naturally helps that you can do on your own.

It is also very important to get sunlight daily which helps boost the mood. Exercise helps boost the mood and and take care of excess energy. It helps with better sleep at night.

Also stay away from stimulating things, no hair spray, markers, chocolate, tea, coffee, horror flicks. Anything that causes that high or rushed feeling causes stress on the body.

Hope this helps you guys, message me if you have any questions or wanna talk

A: You seem to be missing the main ingrediant of mental health issues called mal absorption due to gluten intolerance and the hormonal imbalances it causes.

Q: Have symptoms of anxiety, depression, bipolar?
Well I just wanted to let you know things that I’ve been observing and doing for the past year that has helped me so much with bipolar, depression, anxiety. Seriously, I can’t even sleep for days without my heavy loads of medication, but these ways of doing things really helps with all of this. At first I thought it wouldn’t help then, I just tried and found it really helped. Here are some things that naturally helps that you can do on your own.

First of all never call your self sick or label yourself. You must accept yourself also. Just treat yourself for your symptoms, like a cold in a way. Notice your symptoms, like when you notice a cough, treat it, but don’t obsess over it, and you’ll notice improvement the best. Remember things can always be worse so make the most of what you can as you try to improve your situation.

To feel better you have to want it and believe you’ll be okay, and once you believe it and want it, you’ll start asking people questions and be interested on your own on how to be stable. You’ll also feel a relief that you will find help soon enough. All the help you need is within yourself and other places out there.

Also, mood problems can occur from hormonal imbalances, like low thyroid levels.
It is also very important to get sunlight daily which helps boost the mood. Exercise helps boost the mood and and take care of excess energy. It helps with better sleep at night.

Also stay away from stimulating things, no hair spray, markers, chocolate, tea, coffee, horror flicks. Anything that causes that high or rushed feeling causes stress on the body.

Here are some great websites for anxiety and bipolar:

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/anxiety_self_help.htm

http://www.selftherapy.org/?gclid=CPnvtsDKrpwCFRxNagodJj2Sjw

http://anxieties.com/free.php

http://www.anxietynetwork.com/helphome.html

http://blogs.psychcentral.com/bipolar/2008/12/10-bipolar-disorder-self-help-tips/

Hope this helps you guys, message me if you have any questions or wanna talk
I’m diagnosed with bipolar from three different doctors. This information works for anyone

A: Well done on discovering the power of pma!
I used to suffer badly from depression, but after realising that negativity can only affect me if i allow it to, i have changed my life for the better. I ditched my partner(he insulted me so often i almost believed him), and began to realise that I AM a strong, capable, intelligent person, and my life has really improved.
Instead of relying on medication, however, I’ve found that exercise has really boosted my mood and self esteem. I’ve even lost a bit of weight, which is an added bonus!

Q: Does anyone have any advice for natural, inexpensive methods to decrease symptoms of bipolar, and depression?

A: One of the most important things you can do is stop self medicating. No more booze, no 420, no street drugs at all.Once this is accomplished you need to get yourself on a proper healthy diet. Get lots of good sleep every night. Exercise with walking every morning and night. at least a half hour each. Once you do all this. Your body is set. There really is no natural treatment other then lithium. It is a mineral salt. You cannot dose yourself with it. You need to see a doctor. Get on it. Then get blood levels taken till you get stabilized at a therapeutic dose level. The reality is this drug does not help everyone. You may need another drug or a couple of different drugs. These drugs will make you feel “weird” you will get used to them in a while and start feeling better about your self and keeping your world on a level playing field

Q: Natural Ways to eliminate and/or reduce symptoms of Bipolar, Depression & Extreme PMS moods?
I have been on medications for Bipolar Disorder for about 13 years now and the results have not been too wonderful. As a result of the Bipolar, I also suffer from extreme depression at times and extreme mood swings for a week or two leading up to my cycle. So really there is only about a week or two in the month where I feel able to deal with the world on a complete level. Mind you, I am not crazy. Before having my baby I was a professional in the medical field and have a very functional life. I am just looking for better ways of dealing with these problems. Please share your similar and success stories. Also, has anyone been on a non medicated regimen and how has it worked?

A: I have a friend that is bi-polar, and I called her to get the info. for you. She was having some depression, and side effects from the drugs, so started looking for natural alternatives. My friend found a wellness coach, that really helped her a lot. As far as I know she does not have any depression any more, and doing really well. My friend said that the wellness coach does not charge anything, and she has the sources to find natural alternatives for you, really great products that have changed her life. Hope this helps you as much as it did her.
I will give you the site below.

Q: are these symptoms of depression or bipolar disorder or any other kind of mental disorder?
insomnia at night/exhaustion and lethargy during the day
random and unnecessary obsessions (though not obviously unhealthy)
loss of interest in friends and activities
once straight A student losing interest in schoolwork (college)
not pursuing social activities
outbursts of crying when stress builds up
a normally avid writer not able to write
inability to focus

basically, the person I’m referring to is in their late teens, has a family history of mental disorders, parents just separated after years of a turbulent marriage, and mother is facing financial difficulty and losing their family home. Just wondering if all this can lead to depression or has lead to depression and what she can do about it.

A: Many of the symptoms you mentioned can point to bipolar disorder; however, it could just be situational depression because of what is happening in their life (parents separating, having to lose home, etc.). So, yes, all this could lead to depression or even bipolar depression. Only a doctor (preferably a psychiatrist) can diagnose your friend, however. It sounds like they may need some help. If diagnosed with depression or bipolar disorder, they would be put on medication that would help them.

Q: What is the response time for Lamictal 25 mg tablets for mild, depressive bipolar symptoms?
I’ve tried many medications over the years with no positive results for anxiety and depression symptoms. I’m now trying this medication in the hope that it will work in a positive manner very soon like maybe in a week or two.

A: I’m on it for depression and mood swings, and it works very well for me. No side effects at all. It should start working in 2-3 weeks. Good luck!

Q: NEED HELP? Have symptoms of anxiety, depression, bipolar?
I would appreciate if you read all of this

Well I just wanted to let you know things that I’ve been observing and doing for the past year that has helped me so much with my diagnosis of bipolar which comes with depression and anxiety. Seriously, I can’t even sleep for days without my heavy loads of medication, but these ways of doing things really helps with all of this. At first I thought it wouldn’t help then, I just tried and found it really helped. Here are some things that naturally helps that you can do on your own.

Another thing is try to change any negative or stressful thought you have to an optimistic one. Even if it doesn’t feel like you believe it, tell yourself you believe it. Also, try not to label as much and just be, just say things are just the way they are, you are the one who puts meanings on things. I once was told everything is love, atleast some sort of love, and everything else is your own perception. Jealousy, hate anger, resentment takes away calmness from people, and a sense of peace in ones’ mind is important. it’s also important to have a general love for humanity.

Also stay away from stimulating things, no hair spray, markers, chocolate, tea, coffee, horror flicks. Anything that causes that high or rushed feeling causes stress on the body.

Here are some great websites for anxiety and bipolar:

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/anxiety_…

http://www.selftherapy.org/?gclid=CPnvts…

http://anxieties.com/free.php

http://www.anxietynetwork.com/helphome.h…

http://blogs.psychcentral.com/bipolar/20…

Hope this helps you guys, message me if you have any questions or wanna talk

A: This is very good information, thank you

Q: Please Read, Have symptoms of depression, anxiety, bipolar?
I would appreciate if you read all of this

Also stay away from stimulating things, no hair spray, markers, chocolate, tea, coffee, horror flicks. Anything that causes that high or rushed feeling causes stress on the body.

Here are some great websites for anxiety and bipolar:

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/anxiety_…

http://www.selftherapy.org/?gclid=CPnvts…

http://anxieties.com/free.php

http://www.anxietynetwork.com/helphome.h…

http://blogs.psychcentral.com/bipolar/20…

Hope this helps you guys, message me if you have any questions or wanna talk

A: Cool. I have bipolar and anxiety too. Great info

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