what is bipolar disease?
2006-11-30 13:59:57 · 8 answers · asked by sophie c 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
First it isn't a disease, it is a disorder. And it isn't an allergy either.
Bipolar Disorder is a very serious condition in which the person experiences unusually intense cycles of clinical depression and/or mania, hypomania, and/or mixed states. The disorder can cause great distress among those afflicted and those living with them. Bipolar disorder can be a disabling condition, with a higher-than-average risk of death through suicide. Bipolar disorder can vary in severity and affect people differently. There are many very high functioning bipolar people of above average creativity, and also those with life threatening depression symptoms.
2006-11-30 14:02:02 · answer #1 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bipolar disorder (also called manic-depressive disorder) is an illness that causes extreme mood changes that alternate between manic episodes of abnormally high energy and the extreme lows of depression.
Bipolar disorder may cause behavior so severe that you may not be able to function at work, in family or social situations, or in relationships with others. Some people with bipolar disorder become suicidal
2006-11-30 22:03:04 · answer #2 · answered by Philip D 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
bipolar disease is actually no longer called bipolar disease....sufferers are now referred to as manic depressive...this pretty acurately describes the illness...my daughter has been diagnosed with it and now with the right mixture of meds is doing great and is a junior in high school....
with manic depressive syndrome patients will go from being very depressed to being so manic at times they cant be controlled....when my daughter had manic outbreaks she would be like a pinball bouncing off walls and so hyper i thoguht she would explode....its like all or nothing with the emotions....they are one minute very high loud and giddy and then there are days spent in a blue funk that seems irreversible...
now with the right meds she is on an even keel and able to control the feelings that she faces
2006-11-30 22:07:03 · answer #3 · answered by amyo1561 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is miscategorized. It belongs in the area of Mental Health...not allergies.
Bipolar disorder is AKA Manic Depression. Check the links below for more information.
2006-12-02 01:03:28 · answer #4 · answered by curlytop312 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we were totally shocked by diagnosis of manic psychosis of my father but luckily we found lots of free books and info which were very useful and access to a great bipolar expert through this website: www.edengalaxy.com
2014-03-27 10:27:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bi polar means two poles . like the earth . in bi polar one pole is happy too happy results in overspending and other things that are just over the top.
the other pole is depression. clinical depression
the other name for this condition is manic depression
medications are used to help the person live a fully productive live as long as they work in concert with the medical doctor.
2006-11-30 22:34:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Also know as manic-depressive...Its a mood disorder..people have uncontrollable mood swings....periods of Mania(manic) or extreme happiness....with periods of sever depression.
2006-11-30 22:06:18 · answer #7 · answered by chris f 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
manic depresive,
2006-11-30 22:30:21 · answer #8 · answered by i must be bored 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋