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What is the difference between bpd and bipolar 2?
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Bipolar: Bpd is full-blown manic depression. Bp2 is milder form and shows hypomanic instead of manic episodes. Also, sometimes rapid cycling is referred to as bp2 or cyclothymia.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Bpd vs bpd2: Bpd 2 has a tendency to manifest more severe depressive episodes where antidepressants work for a short time then wear off. Anxiety with racing thoughts during the depressed phase seems to dominate in bod 2 such as racing thoughts causing insomnia. Activation syndrome described as possible suicidality precursors during antidepressant treatment is predominant in bpd2 takeshima et al 2013.
Answered 10/4/2016
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