What are the symptoms of manic depressive disorder?

Answer 1

Official diagnosis of a manic episode requires the presence of at least three of the following symptoms over a minimum of one week: inflated self-esteem, decreased need for sleep, excessive talking or feeling pressure to talk, racing and/or illogical progression of thought, distractibility, increased physical agitation, or excessive risk-taking behaviors. The symptoms of bipolar depression are the same as is seen in major depressive disorder. These symptoms include sleep disturbances, depressed mood, loss of interest in activities, feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness, suicidal ideation, and changes in appetite. To be diagnosed with Bipolar disorder (manic depression) it is necessary to suffer from a manic episode, but not a depressive episode.

Answer 2

Well, another name for manic depressive is BiPolar. "Bi" meaning two, The person has two extreme mood phases manic and depressive, Sure everyone has bad days. But for bipolar sufferers it is much more severe and often happens for no apparent reason. One time they could love the world and feel content with who they are. Another time they could feel worthless and in severe cases even want to die or just do nothing.

• Manic- Hyper active, way too much energy, Feeling like nothing can stop them, Feeling better than good, Truly Happy, More talkative than usual, Intrusive behavior, laughing for no certain reason, And being able to go with out any sleep for days, And very creative, can't stop thinking, getting ideas. Exaggerated Religiosity, and in severe cases feeling larger than life like they could do anything even things that are physically impossible like flying (note this is rare)
• Depressive- Crying for no specific reason, feeling worthless, needing loads of sleep not wanting to wake up, Insomnia, Bored, Feeling like everything means nothing, Unbearable waves of guilt that will not stop, Thoughts of death, In severe cases some bipolar sufferers have felt like they need to kill them selves in order for REAL Life to begin

At the extremes of either phase the person may become psychotic: experience hallucinations (false perceptions e.g. hearing voices) and/or delusions (false beliefs e.g. believing they can fly like mentioned above, believing they have discovered how to fix all the world's problems, believing they caused all the world's problems). But not everyone with bipolar reaches these extremes (I do in the manic phase but not the depressive phase).

NOTE- Some characteristics vary from person to person depending on life experience or how long they have been suffering from Bipolar. For more detailed and accurate explanations, ask your doctor or visit a mental Health Website

Answer 3

Sleep disturbances or not sleeping for days, racing thoughts, low concentration span, can be aggression & rage or euphoria. Impulsive or reckless behavior. In severe cases, psychosis can occur.

Answer 4

Manic depressive disorder, also referred to as bipolar disorder, has a wide range of symptoms. Helplessness, guilt, fatigue, constant sadness, depression, and insomnia are a few common symptoms for this disorder.

Answer 5

The main symptom of manic depressive disorder is extreme mood changes. A manic depressive person will have high (manic) and low (depressive) episodes. During a manic episode, the person will be hyperactive and feel elated. During a depressive episode, the person will experience severe sadness and may even become suicidal.

Answer 6

Really extreme mood swings - One minute they could be happy and then next totally depressed and lonely. Irratated, sometimes restless, and really moody.

Answer 7

• euphoric highs
• depressed lows

Answer 8

extreme and/or rapid mood swings.
loss of appetite.
loss of motivation.
a sudden change in weight.
depression.

Answer 9

Hypomania is not as severe as mania and does not cause the level of impairment in work and social activities that mania can.