i have ben diagnosed as manic depresive(bipolar if you like)but i have days when i feel (for lack of a beter word )normal not being overly happy or depressed
any one else have these days
2006-07-26 18:41:33 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
YES. These are times when your moods actually "level" out. The reason this may feel different to you is because the feeling is considered a "normalized affect" or in other words, you feel normal. This is a good indicator that your medications are working for you. The reson it feels strange is because you are either manic or dpressed most of the time. Do not stop taking your meds! Continue your counselling. I am sure there are people who have felt this a million times and question it every time. Try keeping a journal to give to your doctor so he/she can adjust your dosages accordingly. Also, try going outside and breathing the air or just take the time to look around at something that interests you and relax. This helps during those moments. Take care...I hope you continue to do well.
2006-08-03 09:03:07 · answer #1 · answered by sailorbme 2 · 1⤊ 6⤋
There is no definitive title for this time frame. Once a person is diagnosed someone as manically depressed, they are always manically depressed, even though they may not be going through the symptoms all the time.
2006-07-26 18:44:58 · answer #2 · answered by Andy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People with bipolar disorder can have mood swings, including depression (extreme lows) and mania (extreme highs)., mixed (going from manic to depressive in the same day) and hypomania. (similar to mania but on the low side).
The episodes are followed by a return to normal or near-normal moods, or a switch to a completely opposite mood episode.
There are things that you can do.
2006-08-01 16:40:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
properly, I variety of like the tazer up my a** for some weeks or months (it makes me do wild issues), yet then i'm getting uninterested in it and get lower back to the glass airborne dirt and mud in my eyes at the same time as attempting to sleep my existence away. i recognize there are differences of opinion which I recognize, after all i'm a looney tunes, each and every so often exciting to my friends, who're all bouncing off the ceiling or being dispersed with suggestions from their ex-loved ones. there is not any concensus on something, it is all random. For a real journey there is speedy cycling, yet you merely ought to anticipate it to happen. And to unhappen. I have my well known drugs, like clonopin with wine, which keeps me up all evening. My sleep cycle is Aussie, my body u . s .. perchance I ought to flow?
2016-11-26 02:10:26 · answer #4 · answered by macpherson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One medical term for the phase you're describing is "remission".
According to the American Psychiatric Association, "Treatment is aimed at stabilization of the episode with the goal of achieving remission, defined as a complete return to baseline level of functioning and a virtual lack of symptoms."
http://www.mcmanweb.com/article-223.htm
2006-07-26 18:51:38 · answer #5 · answered by synergistic_insight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Regulated
2006-07-26 18:44:31 · answer #6 · answered by Gwragedd Annwn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unipolar
2006-08-03 09:31:28 · answer #7 · answered by caseylea21 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Moment of Clarity
2006-07-26 20:45:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You answered it. "Normal". What else could it possibly be? Yes, and everyone goes through that. Believe it or not, but it's called "Life".
2006-07-26 18:59:34 · answer #9 · answered by coorissee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's called a plateau. That's where they try to get us with meds, and stop the up and down extremes.
2006-07-26 18:43:57 · answer #10 · answered by Lisa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋