2007-02-10 11:13:16 · 7 answers · asked by frontiz 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Bipolar Disorder is a type of mood disorder which involves both depression and mania.
Most people with depression suffer from unipolar depression, or as it is most commonly called, simply "depression." In this case the person has normal mood for a period of time, alternating with other periods of low mood and then back to periods of normal mood.
In bipolar depression, the mood alternates between periods of normal mood, then a period of low mood then back to normal mood again, but there will also be times when the mood is high or manic.
Symptoms of mania include extreme irritability, reduced need for sleep, impulsive and irresponsible behaviours (such as gambling, spending money recklessly, taking drugs and alcohol in a binge fashion, sexual promiscuity), speaking at really fast rates, and delusions of grandeur.
Contrary to popular belief, most bipolar patients do not wildly swing from sad to high within minutes or hours. Usually there will be depressive episodes lasting weeks, then normal mood, then perhaps a few weeks of being manic.
2007-02-10 11:16:07 · answer #1 · answered by Amuse Bouche 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bipolar disorder — also known as manic-depressive illness — affects millions of people each year.
For people with bipolar disorder, life can be an emotional roller coaster. It can have intense highs and crippling lows. But treatments are available to help control these extreme mood swings. Although there is no cure, with proper treatment, people diagnosed with bipolar disorder can live normal lives.
2007-02-10 11:18:08 · answer #2 · answered by istitch2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Used to be called Manic-Depressive. Usually at one extreme or the other. Up and hyper one moment, or ready for suicide an hour or even a few minutes later. Needs professional help. Switch in neural path gets confused. .
2007-02-10 11:17:10 · answer #3 · answered by snoweagleltd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a person with two homes, one in the north pole and one in the south pole. It's a person who has mood swings, happy and carefree to depressed and down on life, like a split personality.
2007-02-10 11:28:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One who gets way too happy when happy and way too sad when sad.
Goes crazy buying anything they want , then goes into deep depression.
hits both opposite extremes of many emotions.
2007-02-10 11:16:16 · answer #5 · answered by Father Ted 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A very dangerous person when unmedicated.
2007-02-10 11:46:13 · answer #6 · answered by Dr. Barker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that their magnets arent lined up
2007-02-10 11:23:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋