how many types of bipolar are there are??

Question

and what are they and the symptoms.i heard of bipolar 1 and 2 and seeing things or hearing voices...

Answer 1

There's Bipolar Depressed, Bipolar Hypomanic (mild manic), Bipolar Manic, Bipolar Mixed (alternating phases of Depression and Mania). These are all forms of Bipolar I. If it gets severe, it can include psychotic features (hallucination and/or delusions).
Bipolar II is Major Depression with periods of Hypomania.
Cyclothymic Disorder is mild depression and hypomania.
There's also Bipolar DIsorder Not Otherwise Specified and Bipolar DIsorder Most Recent Episode Unspecified--I'm not sure what the difference is between these two.
Also, there is Mood Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, which is Depression and the Doctors aren't sure if the patient has ever had a manic or hypomanic episode.
There's also Schizoaffective DIsorder, which is a form of Schizophrenia which includes mood swings like Bipolar Disorder.

Answer 2

Majnun99 answered it best, I think.
There is also talk of a Bipolar III, although it is not officially in the books as of yet. This form of bipolar is referred to when a patient becomes hypomanic when given an anti-depressant. Usually, the patient has a history of bipolar II in their history, but a very mild form. Some have manic episodes only, called unipolar manic episodes.
Also, there is rapid cycling bipolar. This means the person has 4 or more episodes a year. This is more difficult to medicate, most rapid cyclers are female and tend to be out of control most of the time.
Yes, it is possible for a bipolar to see or hear things that aren't actually there.

Answer 3

This is rather complicated.

Doctor's use something called the DSM-(I think it's 5 now since it's the fifth version).

Specific diseases are divided into certain categories and depending on what symptoms the patient is having there are sub-categories.

So you might be (title of illness) Axis I, cluster A traits, or Axis II cluster B traits. Unless you're personally affected by Bipolar Disorder or you're doing a research paper on it, it's not necessary to know.

For more information on Bipolar Disorder:

http://www.nami.org

Answer 4

My diagnosis is Bi-Polar with Psychotic features. (Manic periods of delusion, not hallucinations.) I'm not sure if it's Bi-Polar I or another number.

For me, I didn't see anything differently, but all the normal stuff I saw had a weird hyper creative story behind it... time travel, paranoia, war, religion, eugenics, robots, etc etc etc. Patterns within patterns.

Answer 5

Actually, if you experience delusions/hear things, I think that's schizophrenia. Bipolar and schizophrenia are two entirely different things.

Answer 6

Theres two types, extreme depression then extreme happiness