manic

man·ic (mnk)

adj.

Relating to, affected by, or resembling mania.

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manic.

See mania.

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Patient discussion about manic.

Q. could my child have manic depression? My 15 year old girl has been too upset about her weight but I see her at different times with too different moods. sometimes it looks like she's very depressed and sometimes she's happy but too happy- like unreal happiness. can it be bipolar? I'm really afraid

A. At 15 it is really difficult to have these conversations with your mom... does she have a good firend that you can talk to?? Or a family memeber that she gets along with and respects? If so I would take the third party approach... I would give it a little time and talk to this person about your concerns, encourage that person to talk to her about how she has been feeling/behaving and see if she will open up more with that person. Ultimately if she is sick the goal is to get her into some kind of treatment. However having said that keep in mind again that 15 year old girls can be very moody. I think if you open doors of communication with her, share with her and make sure she is aware that if she has any problem (no matter what it is) she can come to you (without consequnece) it will take time but if she ever finds herself in a dangerous position she will feel comfortable to come to you.

I wish you both well...

Q. Who will help me then? I moved out of my parents house at 18 because I couldn't deal with my dads mood swings or his drinking anymore. A friend of mine went over to my parents house one day and saw how he was acting and my mom told her about all this stuff that had been going on. My friend then said she recognized the signs of him having manic depression. I want to know what the signs are and I wanted to know if there was anything I could do to help. It doesn't help that he's making my mom depressed (she really is .I don't know what you'd call it yet though) and she has become addicted to prescription medication for her headaches). I was searching for An information and posted these questions on many forums but i didn't get any valuable response at last i found a solution and I belong to this community called iMedix. Here they have a very supportive and helpful Bipolar support group. This site has helped me a lot and I would like to share it with all of you here.

A. Hello Michael. I see you care for your parents. It may be hard for them to take advice from you. All you can do is try and get them to go see their doctor. Its wise to move away from a situation involving addiction and alcoholism as you have done. You have to go on with your life and hopefully not let the other situation drag you down. Perhaps your parents have friends or relatives that you could contact and ask for help in dealing with them. If the suggestions come from multiple fronts than maybe there is better hope the light will come on for them to seek help. For you, there is a group called Al-Anon. Its not AA. Al-Anon is for people who have been on the receiving end of having to live with an alcoholic or addicted person. They can help you. Alcoholism and drug addiction affect everyone around the one with the problem. You have been living in a tough situation. But you are strong enough to do something about it. Good for you.

Q. Effexor Hi! I am new to the forum. I was diagnosed eight months ago with effexor - induced mania and now have been diagnosed as Bipolar II, rapid cycling, with mixed states. I have a 30 year old history of treatment-resistant depression. No mania prior to the effexor. I also self-treat the depression with one hour of vigorous exercise daily, sunlight, healthy diet, regular sleep, and no stimulants or depressants including coffee and alcohol. I take omega 3, magnesium malate, calcium, zinc, selenium, and super b-complex supplements as well.

A. Hi Thank you for all... Justin,I was also ultra-rapid cycling for some months. What finally helped me was depakote. I tried Lamictal, trileptil and lithium without success prior to the depakote. I still cycle a bit but not as often, and much less drastically. I also take klonapin at night and occasionally during the day for irritable hypomanic breakthrough. The exercise and healthy lifestyle changes have hugely decreased the depressive side of me.