There are a lot of programs through many counties Mental Health Board that will help people with no insurance or low income get help in treating mental illnesses such as depression or bipolar disorder. Try contacting your local United Way, or crisis intervention center. I found help through there for treatment and medication at no cost.
Yes, there is always hope. Talk to a mental health professional. Sometimes it will take several attempts to finally get the right medication and dosage for you. People with Bipolar disorder can have happy, productive lives when the illness is treated correctly.
If you are bipolar you're going to need three things:
There are a number of treatments including prescription drugs and visiting a psychotherapist. On a day to day basis, the best thing she can do is minimize stress in her life, and try to figure out (and subsequently avoid) things that trigger her "episodes".
A person showing symptoms of bipolar disorder should seek help from a mental health professional for proper diagnosis and treatment.
Bipolar disorder is a lifelong illness. However through medication and therapy, bipolar disorder symptoms can be managed and minimized.
Yes. If left untreated, bipolar 2 can easily turn into bipolar 1 or possibly even rapid cycling bipolar disorder. (Second User) Yes, even with treatment (although it is much less likely in such a case) bipolar two disorder can become bipolar one disorder. This would happen when the hypomanic episodes of Bipolar 2 become more severe and harmful manic episodes. This change has been known to most often happen after somebody has had the disorder for some time. To clarify the first answer: Rapid cycling can occur in any type of bipolar disorder. It is not really its own type of bipolar disorder, rather, it is a condition that can occur with a bipolar disorder. It refers to a person who experiences four or more bipolar mood swings in a year. This can also develop over time or be a part of the disorder from the start.
A disorder that affects your brain in any way such as ADD, ADHD, Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia, and/or Psychosis.
A disorder that affects your brain in any way such as ADD, ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, and/or Psychosis.
what are the signs to bipolar
A little but, its not very good.
not always because bipolar runs in the family and anyone can have an emontioal mental break down but people have shown that can be the course but you will only get bipolar disorder if any of your family have it as it only runs in the family
They do. In fact in the very nature of bipolar disorder there are swings of happy feelings and depressed feelings.
Bipolar disorder can affect people of any gender, including girls. It is a mental health condition characterized by extreme mood swings that include periods of depression and mania. However, it is important to note that having mood swings does not necessarily mean someone has bipolar disorder. If you are concerned about your own or someone else's mental health, it is important to seek advice from a healthcare professional.
Good question. Bipolar Disorder affects everyone differently, so whether Adam Ant is on medications or not, he said in his Autobiography: "I am in recovery."
it does not appear to have any obvious chromosome link
There is no registration required for any mental illness/disorder. So none.