Depression and Anxiety

Irina MD:
January 1st, 2009 1:10 am

It is really easy to diagnose yourself with bipolar, 90% of people have the symptoms. Dysthymia is sorta like a personality trait where you are depressed for like 2 years. So since your symptoms are recent I would exclude that. As far as bipolar it is possible that you have it. HAve you had depression for 2 weeks, hypermania for 1 week. IF you did go see a shrink, you need to be on meds. If you dont than mabye you are just having a down time. Afterall everyone feels like shit sometimes, doesnt make you sick
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jacko:
January 1st, 2009 1:25 am

Take the tests, and read pages 5, and 2, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris on bipolar disorder and depression/dysthymia.
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myluvallen:
January 1st, 2009 2:13 am

Hi:

If you feel you have either Dysthmia or Bipolar you must contact your doctor for an appointment and discuss this with him/her. Only a doctor can diagnosis and treat Bipolar or Dysthmia. Below is what I use to describe Bipolar. I have Bipolar 1 Severe.

But please call your doctor for an appointment.

Hi:

I suffer from Bipolar 1 Severe, anxiety, depression, and more. Bipolar is not a diagnosis that should be taken lightly. It is a serious diagnosis and can at times, be lethal. It is a serious condition.

Here is a quick overview of what Bipolar is.

Years ago people suffering from Bipolar Disorder were diagnosed as "Manic Depressive".

The best way for me to describe Bipolar is:

Imagine you are looking at a globe of the world. There are 3 specific areas to keep in mind and those are the North and South Poles and the Equator.

Equator respresents a "Normal" range
North Pole represents "Mania"
South Pole respesents "Manic Depressive"

The Equator is the normal mood/behavior range and this is where people are stable.

The North Pole or Mania phase of the cycle can be described with symptoms of restlessness, energetic, talkative, reckless, risk taking euphoric, grandois, spending sprees, impulsive/risky sex, BUT Mania can also have a dark side to it maybe things like irritation, confusion, anger, rage, and so on.

The South Pole or Manic Depressive phase are the opposite moods of Mania…sadness, crying, feeling worthless, no energy, no pleasure, either too much sleep or too little sleep and so on.

People with Bipolar Disorder will "Cycle" which is leaving the equator, visiting the north pole, south pole and back home to the equator. The completion of this is what is known as a cycle.

People who have Bipolar will cycle ar different rates and there are different degrees of bipolar. So depending on your degree of Bipolar will depend on the route your cycle takes. People usually cycle in days to weeks, others cycle in a few months and yet others as in my self, I can rapid cycle or long term cycle. I will cycle for long months in Mania and suddenly drop for mong months into depression and finally hopefully the out come will be that I get back to the equator safely.

Here are some links that May help you also:

http://www.medicinenet.com

http://www.webmd.com

http://www.bipolar.org

http://www.HealthyPlace.com

I hope this helped and should you need anything, please contact me, my information is in my profile please feel free to use it at your choosing

Be safe and be well
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fiVe:
January 1st, 2009 2:21 am

Don't try to diagnose yourself. People tend to exaggerate their symptoms to fit whatever disorder they're reading about. It's just human nature. My psych teacher in high school warned us about that when we started the abnormal psych chapter. If you're feeling unwell, however, you should go see your doctor and possibly get a referral to a therapist and possibly a psychiatrist. You may or may not be bipolar, but if the depression is bad enough to have you worried you should get treatment before it gets worse.
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