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If so, what treatment options were they given?

2006-12-26 02:23:14 · 7 answers · asked by peach 4 in Health Mental Health

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Peanut's given you a great detailed description of bipolar disorder. But I can also tell you that I was treated for clinical depression for 15 years before my daughter was diagnosed with pediatric bipolar disorder. While I was figuring out how to handle this I asked my newest psychiatrist for help with the anxiety I was having and to make a long story short, she diagnosed me with a mild case of bipolar II. Since depression is a more serious issue for me, I am still on anti-depressants, but I also take a low dosage mood-stabilizer/anti-anxiety med to keep me on an even keel. I am also looking into cognitive behavior therapy at my dr's suggestion.

2006-12-26 06:22:51 · answer #1 · answered by Robin 4 · 0 0

In my abnormal psy. course in college I learned there is
bi-polar1 and bi-polar 2.

Bipolar 1: The diagnosis used to describe a clinical course in which the individual experiences one or more manic episodes with the possibility, though not the necessity, of having experienced one or more major depressive episodes.

Biploar 2: The diagnosis used to describe a clinical course in which the individual experiences one or more major depressive episodes and at least one hypomanic episode.

A manic episode involves a full blown expression of extremes symptoms involving abnormally heigtened levels of thinking, behavior, emotionality that cause impairment in social or occupational functioning.

Cyclothymic disorder involves alternationbs between dysphoria and briefer, less intense and less disruptive states of euphoria called hypomanic episodes.

My conclusion is that Bipolar 2 would be your "soft" case of it.

Bipolar is a type of mood disorder. Antidepressant medication is the most common form of somatic treatment for people who are depressed, and lithium carbonate is the most widely used meicatoin for people who have bipolar disorder. (Biological treatment.)

All info. is correct. My conclusion that bipolar 2 is the "soft" version of bipolar is my own conclusion and therefore is only an opinion.

2006-12-26 11:53:17 · answer #2 · answered by Peanut 3 · 2 0

Maybe it means a mild case, where you don't have extreme highs & lows or you don't cycle rapidly? Treatment can be anything from exercise, to social coaching, to meds, to hospitalization.

2006-12-26 10:31:30 · answer #3 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0 0

"Soft Bipolar" is not a diagnosis recognized by the American Psychological Association - hence it is not actually a diagnosis that one can receive.

2006-12-27 02:27:00 · answer #4 · answered by jdphd 5 · 0 0

hmmm Soft bipolar, I have never heard of it.Maybe its a case of mild bipolar.....

2006-12-26 10:50:45 · answer #5 · answered by myangel_101211 7 · 0 0

My ex said I was bipolar...so I said, "Cool. I have a bipolar schizophrenic alter-ego evil twin. I can blame everything on him."

Works for me.

2006-12-26 10:31:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

Almighty God is the best healer. Go to church and learn God's way of living an fanstastic and meaningful life.

2006-12-26 11:09:52 · answer #7 · answered by tmthyh 4 · 0 3

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