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Bipolar disorder (manic depression)
Also known as manic depressive illness, this brain disorder causes dramatic shifts in mood, from mania to depression.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Preteen 6-13 | Common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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I am experiencing mania and bipolar disorder (manic depression).
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Manic depressive disorder vs major depression, what is the difference?
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Is topomax used for mania or depression associated with bipolar disorder?
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For what reasons was the term manic-depression changed to bipolar disorder?
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St johns wort for bipolar disorder? More depression episodes than manic...Nothing severe, will st johns wort be ok?
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Does the DSM-V acknowledge mixed episodes in bipolar II disorder? My mood shifts: depression, hypomania, mixed episodes but no mania is this BPI or II
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Is manic bipolar depression the same as bipolar 2?
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I need help! How do I know if I have bipolar (manic depression)?
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How fast does a bipolar child cycle between mania and depression?
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Is manic depression the same as bein borderline bipolar or bein bipolar?
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How many people with bipolar / manic-depression are staying up all night?
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What are the stages and phases of manic depression and bipolar and what's the worst in order?
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Can people with bipolar have episodes of hypomania before depression as well as before mania?
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Can you have bipolar without depression? I think I have mania all the time but cant tell if Im just always excited and motivated or just manic? My goals that I put are all study related so? Are manic goals usually unrealistic and unrelated?
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In bipolar, does mania and depression happen with a break between?
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