What are some symptoms of bipolar disease?

Answer 1

During a manic episode, you may be abnormally happy, energetic, or irritable for a week or more. You may spend a lot of money, get involved in dangerous activities, and sleep very little. After a manic episode, you may return to normal, but your mood may swing in the opposite direction to feelings of sadness, depression, and hopelessness. When you are depressed, you may have trouble concentrating, remembering, and making decisions; have changes in your eating and sleeping habits; and lose interest in things you once enjoyed. The mood changes of Bipolar disorder can be mild or extreme. They may develop gradually over several days or weeks, or come on suddenly within minutes or hours. The manic or depressive episodes may only last a few hours or for several months.

Manic

• euphoria
• excessive spending
• feeling indestructible
• little sleep
• lots of energy
• 'random' thinking
• inappropriate laughing
• talking faster
• increased creativity
• elevated mood
• risky behavior
• etc.

Depression

• lethargic
• decreased appetite (sometimes the opposite)
• self harm
• lack of motivation
• sometimes anger
• hopelessness
• suicidal thoughts
• etc.

Large mood swings. Manic/ecstatic to Depression/despondent. Occasionally at the very extreme of a mood swing there may also be psychotic features, but these go away when the mood returns to a normal range.

During Manic phases the person may go on wild spending sprees or engage in various kinds of risky behavior. They may believe they are indestructible or have special knowledge unavailable to others. Often they may be unable to sleep for many days.

During Depressive phases the person may give away valuables thinking they will never need them. Often they sleep much more than normal.
Bipolar Disorder can have many different symptoms, but the two most important symptoms are Depressive episodes and Manic Episodes. The two main symptoms alternate during the course of the illness.

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Bipolar Disorder is characterized by episodes of mania and depression. When you are manic, you might function on little or no sleep, forget to eat (or overeat), spend lots of money, becoming overly sexual, and experience racing thoughts. During episodes of depression, you might have crying spells, lack of interest in daily activities, and an increased need for sleep.
Extreme highs and lows, depression, feelings of euphoria not rationally explainable

There are many different symptoms of Bipolar disorder. They include not getting a lot of sleep but having a lot of energy, unable to concentrate, impaired judgement and unrealistic beliefs in one's abilities.

Bipolar disorder is a common disorder. The signs and symptoms are there if people are willing to look for them and know what to look for. The main symptom is mood swings. A person will be really happy one moment and really sad the next.

Answer 2

I would answer your question but I have too many worries I am so depressed and unable to get anything done. In fact I did not even want go get up out of bed this morning. Life is so difficult.

Try tomorrow, you might have more luck when I clean the house, mow the lawn, answer 4,000 of these questions, do two days work, and answer all of my back correspondence. Then life will be great.

Answer 3

There are many symptoms, the most common ones are: a very high level of energy, drastic mood swings (over a longer period of time), not being able to sleep well at night, not being able to fall asleep, extreme alertness, and very high irritability. In other words if a person has very high highs and very low lows that is the best way to explain it.

Answer 4

Some symptoms are hard to miss, and sometimes bipolar is mistaken for something else. Bipolar means a person has manic episodes where they may talk non stop, stay up for days, and be in a 'manic' state for long periods of time. On the other end of the spectrum they can have just the opposite episode of depression, feeling sad and worthless, sleeping for long periods of time, having 'temper tantrums' for excessive periods of time, etc.

Answer 5

Bipolar symptoms can vary depending on whether the individual is experiencing a ""manic"" episode or a ""depressive"" episode.A ""manic"" episode can manifest itself in the form of erratic behavior, possibly including quitting a job, incurring debt, and feeling rested on little or no sleep. Symptoms may include hyperactivity, unreasonable anger, irritability, impatience with trivial issues, and a feeling of power or invincibility. Symptoms of a ""depressive"" episode will typically reveal itself in the form of a feeling of hopelessness or sadness, appetite changes, and sleep issues. Other symptoms may include a reduction of mental clarity, and other assorted issues related to mental health.

Answer 6

Those who suffer from bipolar disorder suffer from rapid and extreme changes in mood. They may experience a few days in a "manic" stage, characterized by high energy levels, euphoric mood, and impulsiveness; but then they will abruptly sink into weeks of the "depressive" stage, during which they feel exhausted and sad.

Answer 7

There are 3 different types of bipolar disorder. In bipolar disorder type one the person experiences mania (an extremly "high" feeling OR exream irratability with racing thoughts,grandiose beliefs,and/or racing thoughts) then is usually followed with depression. In Bipolar disorder type two the person does not have a full manic episode (if the episode is not full-on the person will be very talkative and energetic but still able to function) and they experience severe depression. The third type of bipolar disorder is called cyclothymia, the symptoms of cyclothymia(which are milder than bipolar disorders one and two) are cyclical mood swings, and are considered less severe than full-blown mania and/ or depression

Bi-polar disorder shows up in a significant percentage of the US population. The symptoms include drastic swings in mood from very optimistic to very depressed. The mood swings happen in seconds and often without warning.

I have a friend who suffers from bipolar disorder. She has good days and

Answer 8

The symptoms of bipolar disorder can hurt your job and school performance, damage your relationships, and disrupt your daily life. Read more at http://www.helpguide.org/mental/bipolar_disorder_symptoms_treatment.htm

Answer 9

Bipolar disorder symptoms include periods of isolation and withdrawal, irritability, a sense of hopelessness, lack of interest in normal activites, sudden weight fluctuations and sleep irregularities. If bipolar disorder is present, this down cycle will then be followed by a period of intense energy where the person may not sleep for days, elation, grandious ideas, and frenetic activity. The cycle then on a predictable pattern, either over a short period of time (rapid cycling bipolar disorder) or over several months. It is typically easier to get someone into treatment during the depressive phase; during the manic phase, it is extremely hard to convince someone that something is wrong, as they feel like they are on top of the world. Another problem in both phases is that many people stop taking their medications as soon as they feel normal, and the cycles soon resumes.

Answer 10

Bipolar disorder differs from depression in that it is marked by periods of highs as well as lows. Someone with bipolar can experience very high levels of ups and downs. Periods of sadness are common but so are periods of impulsive, overexcited behavior.