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is ther a type of bipolar disorder like this?
okey s i go to a shrink or what you call it..and i have this problem with my mood.i am uaualy depressed,but i could feel atop of the World sometimes like i can do ANYTHING and i would be like kinda hyperactive and feeling oh god so good and well like there is nothing better in the world than that feeling,(its very rare maybe 2-4 times a year)anyway it just lasts from 1-5 days i think..can be 1 can even be for some hours..and then i can get SHIT depressed again.anyway now i go on cipralex and i have this feeling again often and i got it when i started them aswell..and i dont feel like myself..i dont think about consequenses of my actions. but my shrink talked about bipolar and said the a top of the world need to last for minimum a week..is this true?is there another bipolar that dosent last that long? also i have anxiety(sorry not from a english writing contry so it might be hard to understand my writing)
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Find a new doctor. I went through the exact same situation as you when I had my first manic episode in college. I was going days without getting more than three hours of sleep, spending money left and right and snapping at everybody that I ran into, in addition to a host of other odd behaviors that I immediately recognized as bipolar disorder (benefit of being a psych major at the time I suppose). I was familiar with the DSM-IV from my time in school, and I knew that the diagnostic criteria included episodes that went on for at least one week, but mine had severely rapid cycling with severe irritability and depression occurring within minutes/hours of each other on bad days. I started seeing a therapist who referred me to a nurse practitioner who starkly refused that I had bipolar disorder because I "wasn't as manic" as some of her other patients. She elected to put me on Seroquel, and I proceeded to gain 35 pounds in the eight months that I was on it. While I felt a little less irritable it did nothing for the bipolar that she swore I didn't have.
When I got out of school for the year I found an actual psychiatrist who could not believe the way that my NP had treated me, and that I was absolutely right that I was bipolar. I just didn't fit the golden standard diagnosis of week-long episodes. My doctor got me on mood stabilizers and my life has been better ever since.
I've been through this, so if you have any questions for me send them to my inbox.
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I am a great deal older than most of the advisers on this site, so my advice will be somewhat different from what you may have received and may continue to receive from others.
Not knowing what Country you are from is making answering your question a little harder as I am not aware of the Heath Care available to you. But first and foremost understand that those of us on this website are not medical professionals and not capable of making medical diagnosis. Neither should you try to self-diagnose as that could be dangerous.
The medication you are taking, cipralex, is a serotonin inhibitor used as an anti depression medication. Serotonin affects our mood swings and while it is not listed as a side effect, many anti depression medication can cause suicidal ideations. If you have not told you psychiatrist about this you need to do so. Your psychiatrist may want to change you medication. A change in medication may be all that is needed to have a positive effect on the things that you have told us about.
The fact that you are writing to us tells me you may not be happy with your present doctor. If this is correct and it is possible to do so you could seek out a new psychiatrist to treat you. Before doing so ask yourself one question: “Have I been totally open with my present doctor”. If you do not tell your doctor everything that is troubling you the doctor cannot properly treat you. If you feel you are by-polar and cannot remember everything, keep a diary and bring it with you to your doctor’s appointment. You do not say if you are also seeing a psychologist for talk therapy, if you are not ask your doctor if this would be beneficial, and to recommend one.
I hope I have been of some help to you.
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Well there's Bipolar 1.
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If you've never had delusions or hallucinations when manic, then this is not what you have. This is the most severe form of bipolar disorder.
Bipolar 2.
It's mainly depression with some hypomania. Hypomania's like a mild form of mania, without the delusions and all that.
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And there's cyclothymia. It's like a mild form of Bipolar Disorder, but the mood swings are a lot less shorter.
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If you have any other questions, just leave em in my inbox and I can help you. I know alot about this stuff.
I hope you feel better soon! :D
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