Saturday, April 22, 2017

What is Bipolar Disorder , Symptoms and Treatment

Bipolar disorder is a disease that occurs due to extreme shifting in 

mood from mania to depression

Mania : Mania is extereme hapiness.

Depresion : Despression is something beyond Sadness.


This shifting of mood between extereme hapiness and Sadness is 

Known as Bipolar Disorder.

Bipolar disorder causes you to withdraw from normal activities such

as everyday life tasks , at school or work , or maintaining 

relationships , and even from your regular activities . . 

There can be many symptoms that can help you manage the 

systems

Bipolar disorder is mostly seen in the 20's Age Group . It is caused

to a person due to many reasons

Such reasons are loss of loved ones , death of a loved person , a 

shift in your daily basis work . 

 


Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder 
 

Symtoms during Hypomania


During hypomania person could experience these symptoms:

Spending sprees

Unprotected Sex

Drug usage

 
During major Depression person could experience these Symptoms:

Deep Sadness

Hopelessness

Loss of Energy

Lack of interst in Activities they once enjoyed 
 
Fatigue and Despair

Suicidal Thoughts

Getting more sleep or no sleep at all .

If you sleep , it will be great struggle for you to get up or often you 

will not sleep.



How it is Diagonised?

There are several ways to disgonise bipolar disorder ,

Medication

Counselling

Treatment

Some of the Medications that are done to Cure Bipolar Disorder
  • mood stabilizers, such as lithium (Lithobid)
  • antipsychotics, such as olanzapine (Zyprexa)
  • antidepressant-antipsychotics, such as fluoxetine-olanzapine (Symbyax)
  • benzodiazepines, a type of antianxiety medication, may be used for a short time for people with bipolar disorder, such as Xanax (alprazolam)

Congnitive Behavioural Therapy :

Congnitive Behavioural therapy is a type of talk therapy where you 
and your doctor will undergo counselling . A proper counselling can 
help to get relive from bipolar disorder.

Psychoeducation:

Psychoeducation also involves talk therapy . Your doctors will be 
giving you a counselling to you and your family members to handle 
the bipolar disorder.

Interpersonal and Social Rythm Therapy:
 
Interpersonal and Social Rythm therapy involves regulating daily
habits, sleeping , working , eating , doing your liking activities like
playing sports , relaxing in the park , Jogging e.t.c...

 Lifestyle changes 

 

There are some simple steps you can take right now to manage  
bipolar disorder:
  • keep a routine for eating and sleeping
  • learn to recognize mood swings
  • ask a friend or relative to support treatment plans
  • talk to a doctor or licensed healthcare provider

What are the Types:
 

Bipolar I


Bipolar 1 is a type of Bipolar Disorder that occurs when a person experience mania for for atleast one episode . It is also flctuating between hypomanic and major depressive shifting in apisodes.

Bipolar II


Bipolar II is a type of Bipolar Disorder occurs when a person experience major depression for two weeks and fluctuating to mania for four days and again reverting back to major depression mood. 
 
Cycllothymia:

Cyclothymia is a Bipolar Disorder that occurs when a person has frequent shift of moods from mania to depression . From low to high .

Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder:

Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder that occurs when major depression exists for four episodes and fluctuating to hypomania , major depression then again major depression .

Tips for Coping with Bipolar Disorder:

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