Yes i am depressed and have a.d.d. but im not bi polar. Is their anyone out their that is bi polar and what did you deal with before being diagnosed and treated?
2006-12-26 15:06:22 · 8 answers · asked by Crissy 5 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I dont have major mood swings. he does. i do go thru quick times of feeling really great but then it goes away and i feel down again. but i mostly feel down. and i really feel down when my husbands around cuz i never know when hes going to have a major anger blow. i cant focus. i have terrible memory problems and so does he.I tend to sleep alot for a while and then ill stay up late late for a while. i dont really have a problem sleeping but he does. he has sleep apnea and running thoughts that are constant in his head. I do too but it doesnt affect my sleep.
2006-12-26 15:33:06 · update #1
I think he is driving you crazy. Period.
2006-12-26 15:43:51 · answer #1 · answered by theshadowknows 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am bipolar. I am happy and energetic one moment, then snapping at people and violently angry the next, and then lethargic and depressed the next. I'm on medication right now, and it helps somewhat, but not all the time. It's really a long commitment once you go on medication because it's very trial and error. Some people have to try 3 or 4 medications before they find one that works.
Before I was diagnosed, I never thought I had a problem. I finally had to seek help when I would get angry in about 5 seconds over nothing and hit my boyfriend. That was my wake-up call.
It couldn't hurt to at least talk to your doctor about bipolar. My doctor told me that most people who are diagnosed with ADD and depression really have bipolar disorder and have been misdiagnosed.
Go talk to your doctor before you do something to hurt your husband the way I've hurt my boyfriend (physically or emotionally).
2006-12-26 15:20:10 · answer #2 · answered by Hershey 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have two children who are bi-polar and being bi-polar can be very difficult if not treated.
You will be happy, have a lot of energy, want to do everything fast, go on spending sprees, re-decorate your house, all kinds of things over a period of time. Then you will crash. Can't get out of bed, depressed, don't want to eat or want to eat everything.
It's literally a rollercoaster ride for you and the people around you.
The only way to find out for sure is to be diagnosed by a physician.
2006-12-26 15:11:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A doctor such as a psychologist or psychiatrist can diagnose Bipolar Disorder. There are also several types of depression that have similarities to Bipolar Disorder.
The following site offers information on Bipolar Disorder and other types of depression.
2006-12-26 15:18:03 · answer #4 · answered by Luv 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe both of you are bi-polar together. Basically you feel manic (euphoric and on top of the world) followed by a period of depression. You could cycle through mania and depression in a matter of seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years etc.
2006-12-26 15:12:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
U both probably normal Americans going looney over nothing.
stop getting depressed and enjoy life and read good spiritual books for healing
2006-12-26 15:20:50 · answer #6 · answered by sunflare63 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bipolar is not a simple thing to diagnose. It is even hard to diagnose for professionals.
Here are some guidelines
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/bipolar.cfm
2006-12-26 15:16:40 · answer #7 · answered by Sir J 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the best way to find out is go to the library, go to the reference section and fidn the DSM-IV-TR. it is the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. it will tell you about the disorder and give you the signs that people have that have that condition. it is very helpful!!
2006-12-26 15:44:11 · answer #8 · answered by slittle 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i had major mood swings,,mostly sadness
2006-12-26 15:26:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋