Facts about Bipolar Disorder

Facts about Bipolar Disorder

Bipolardisorder is one of the most misunderstood mental health conditions in today’s world. It is a mental illness marked by the extreme shifts in their mood. Symptoms mostly include an extremely elevated mood called mania which also includes episodes of depression. Bipolar disorder is also called as bipolar disease or manic depression. People with this disorder may have trouble managing their everyday life tasks.

· Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that is characterized by some dramatic shifts in mood and behavior.

·     Bipolar depressive episodes tend to look a lot like some classic depression

·     Manic cases are more complicated than simply being up

·     Hypomania may involve many of the same symptoms of mania but on a less of severe scale

·     People can experience symptoms of mania and also depression at the same time

·    There are several types of bipolar disorder

·    The length of these mood episodes can vary from one person to another person.

·    There is no known single cause for the bipolar disorder

·   It can take a while to receive a proper diagnosis of bipolar disorder that is often misdiagnosed as depression

·   Children and teenagers may have bipolar disorder too

·  Treatment almost always involves medication but effective drugs and dosages can vary widely by individual

·     Bipolar disorder medications may affect pregnancy and birth control

·     Therapy can help people cope up with bipolar disorder in a few different ways

·      People with bipolar disorder may and do lead to happy, healthy lives


  

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