manic depressive

manic depressive.

See bipolar disorder.

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Patient discussion about manic depressive.

Q. bipolar people, anyone else feels nothing or is it just me? I mean actually nothing, no meaning to anything, nothing make sense. emptyness

A. I also wanted to say that the world like everything else is what it is. It is not an issue of being true or untrue, it just is. The world spins the seasons come and go and people are people, etc... It all just is. Like Joseph said the glass is not half full or half empty it is just a glass. Its a glass with water in it. You can fill the glass and empty the glass but it is still just a glass and when that glass is empty it is just as capable of being full again. I care, stay safe.

Q. bipolar amnesia? I am 39 yrs old and suffer from Bipolar Disorder. Last March I suffered from a severe depressive episode and was hospitalized. Since I was 19yrs old, I have been hospitalized 3 times. Each time I suffered from a weird kind of amnesia. I don't recall long periods of time while I was falling into this depressive state. It is pretty unnerving. Anyone ever experience this type of amnesia and how do you cope? It is scarey to not remember some pretty significant times-- my husband will bring up things that I have no recollection of. Any help or support will be greatly appreciated.

A. Is it just times that you were hospitalized that you have memory loss of? Or does that include time spent outside of the hospital? I know that there are medications specifically designed to make you forget about particualrily difficult times. My mother was given a medication after an invasive surgery to make her forget the extream pain she was experiencing. She has no memory to this day of the few days following the opporation. If you also experience this memory loss during times you are not hospitalized it may be your mind blocking out memories that were tramatic for you or side effects to medications you were on at the time. It is also possible you were experiencing psychosis in those times. Often psychosis comes with blackouts.

Q. I am scared of bipolar disorder. I have noticed some changes in my behavior few months back, I am scared of bipolar disorder. So please let me know the symptoms of Bipolar disorder?

A. Lixurion is right here, It is vey important to find a good doctor. I have found that GP's (family doctors) are great for colds or stomach aches but when it comes to mental illness they do not know enough to be of sufficiant help to you. Ask to be referred to a psychiatrist, in fact I would ask for a few names you have to find someone you trust.
Your fear is based on a lack of knowlege about bipolar disorder, once you learn the facts about the illness you will no longer fear the illness. there are ways to manage this illness. Start with an accurate diagnosis and move forward to educate yourself as much as possible about the illness, its symptoms and treatments. I will be thinking of you in this time.
The symptoms are as follows:
mania- irritable, spending money, excessive energy, lack of sleep or the need to sleep etc...
Depression- over sleeping, inability to function, lack of interest in thigs you were once important to you, thoughts/planning of suicide..