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Recently diagnosed with bipolar. i've been low for a while now but never high. is this how bipolar is?

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It can be for some: There are several different types of bipolar disorder. Some individuals can tend to have more depressed episodes. This link provides some information about bipolar disorder and some of the types: http://www.Nimh.Nih.Gov/health/publications/bipolar-disorder/index.Shtml.

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Answered 12/10/2013

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