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Is it possible to switch from mania to hypomania if you're bipolar?
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∙ 10y ago
Yes if the bipolar is worse then it can mania or hypo mania it just depends on the level the bi polar is at and what is being done to manage it and have good medications
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What is bi polar depression?
Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder in which the sufferer suffers cycles of highs (mania/hypomania) and lows (depression). There are three main types; bipolar I (depression, full-blown mania), bipolar II (depression, hypomania) and cyclothymia (mild depression, hypomania).
what is cyclothymic?
Cyclothymia is a low-level Bipolar disorder, characterized by alternating periods of mild depression and mania ("hypomania") for extended periods of time.
What is cyclothymic disorder?
Cyclothymia is a low-level bipolar disorder, characterized by alternating periods of mild depression and mania ("hypomania") for extended periods of time.
Kinds of mania A to Z?
hypomania
How may types of bipolar disorders are there?
threecyclothymia - hypomania & mild depression onlybipolar I - mania & depressionbipolar II - hypomania & depressionthere are many variants of these though depending on whether various symptoms appear in the mood swings and rate of cycling.
What is bypolar mean?
Bipolar is just another word for manic-depression. It is a disorder that causes people to experience at least one episode of mania or hypomania and possibly depression.
What is hypomania?
It is a minor mania or addiction to something.
What is known about the symptoms involved with bipolar disorder?
The symptoms of bipolar depression will vary from person to person, but there are some specific types often found. The major types are Bipolar I and II, where between depressive periods I has severe mania while II has the less severe hypomania.
When is a mood disorder classified as bipolar?
They alternate between depression (the "low" mood) and mania or hypomania (the "high" mood). These patients go from depression to a frenzied, abnormal elevation in mood.
What is hippomania?
Mood episodes associated with bipolar disorder include:Manic Episode (Mania): A specified period of time where there is a constantly elevated, expansive or irritable mood, lasting at least seven days.Hippomanic Episode (Hypomania): A milder form of mania that lasts at least four days.http://www.recoveryconnection.org/mental_health/bipolar-disorder.php
What is Bi-Polar I and II?
Bipolar 2 is a lesser degree of the illness because the mania is only a "hypomania" where you still have a grasp on reality but you have periods of excitedness, more energy. An example of this form is where you get the urge to read about a certain topic, buy 5 books on the topic and immediately lose interest and find something else to do, on and on. With Bipolar 1, this is where you cycle from mania, (previously called, manic-depressive disorder) to severe lows, depression. A person in this category can reason highs to the point where they become delusional and feel higher than life and lack good judgment (like thinking you can run off to another country in one day then getting there and feeling absolutely incapable). ------------------- (Second answerer) I would like to clarify that the rate of mood swings is not important in determining the difference between Bipolar 1 and Bipolar 2 disorders. The difference is, as the first answerer said in the difference between hypomania and mania. Hypomania essentially is when there are symptoms of mania but they do not cause significant problems. Mania, by contrast, is when manic symptoms cause major problems such as psychosis (although about half of people who have mania are NOT psychotic, it is one example of a major problem). Other major problems could be excessive spending, excessive desire for sex and a lack of a need for sleep for several days. Here is an example: I may experience some hypomania myself, and there are times when I only need to sleep for 3 or 4 hours to feel rested. This causes few problems. Somebody with actual mania may not sleep for two days straight by choice. In either case symptoms of severe depression may be present. In bipolar 2 disorder severe depression is present, where as in bipolar 1 it is all about the mania - depression is optional. In a case of hypomania and mild depression another disorder called cylothemia is diagnosed.
What is Bipolar disorder also called?
Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).
