What are bipolar symptoms what is manic depression systoms

Below : Below i've linked a website from the national institute of health that gives good, in-depth information about bipolar disorder. If you or someone you know are having thoughts about hurting yourself or someone else, call a doctor immediately or go to the emergency room.

Highs and lows: Bipolar (having two poles, high and low) is the newer term for what used to be called manic-depressive illness. Depression is the low pole. Hypomania is partway into the accelerated and high or irritable mood and mania is a full high mood with euphoria or agitation, sometimes hallucinations, rapid speech, crowded thoughts, poor social and financial judgement, etc.

Agree w Dr. Jackobso: Mania or hypomania: 1 may show aggression, agitation, v judgment & impulse control, distractability, rapid thoughts & speech, ^ libido, V sleep, spending sprees, high risk behaviors, elation, ^ physical activity or psychosis. When depressed 1 may have low mood, v energy level, v concentration, amotivation, ^ or v sleeping, ^ or v in appetite, poor self esteem, feelings of hopelessness or >

Interchangable: The terms are interchangable. Bipolar I and bipolar II, In the first, manic phases are more severe, and in the second, depressive phases are more severe. There is also cyclothymia which is a low grade version of bipolar disorder in general, where mood swings are not as severe in either direction, manic or depressive. No one knows how it develops, other than a mystery of genetic confluence.