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Treating Dysphoric Bipolar Disorder

November 12, 2007 in Bipolar Symptoms, Bipolar Treatments | No comments

The exact meaning of the phrase “treating dysphoric bipolar disorder” is often unclear and not everyone has a clear idea of what the term means. Dysphoria in relation to bipolar disorder has many people stumped. Some people believe dysphoria to mean the ‘angry’ side of mania, whilst others think that dysphoria, being the opposite to euphoria means depression. None of these definitions properly describe the way dysphoria applies to the mood swings and cycles of bipolar disorder. In actual fact, dysphoria can be valid as a description for either mania OR depression.

Dysphoric mania is described in the Merck Manual as “prominent depressive symptoms superimposed on manic psychosis.” These symptoms include:

• emotional weeping
• difficulty sleeping
• racing ideas and confused thoughts
• grandiose feelings
• mental agitation
• physical restlessness and agitation
• suicidal thoughts
• groundless sense of persecution
• hearing things that are not there
• difficulty reaching decisions

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Recognizing The Initial Symptoms of Bipolar

November 4, 2007 in About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Symptoms | No comments

Although there are over two million Americans suffering from bipolar disorder, most of them are unaware that their condition exists. Generally, the symptoms start to manifest during adolescence, and can be triggered at any time. Fortunately this brain disorder, also known as manic depression, is entirely treatable. The trick is to recognize the initial symptoms of bipolar early in order to achieve proper diagnosis and treatment.

If someone you know or love has bipolar disorder, then you already know the effect it has on their daily lives. People suffering with bipolar disorder are not always down and depressed. The very nature of bipolar, which means “two”, is that moods can swing from extremely high to extremely low in the blink of an eye. These mood swings can be difficult to recognize.

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