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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder

Buck up Oh it cant be that bad Your in a good mood today Be quiet for a minute You paid what for that But you just got paid
What have you been smoking Phrases that I love to hate How to tell if you are a Bipolar Have you heard these phrases excessively Think about it

SYMPTOMS BIPOLAR DISORDER

MANIA
The symptoms of Bipolar Mania include

Period of elevated expansive or irritable mood Other symptoms include Beliefs of possessing exaggerated power importance
knowledge or ability Decreased need for sleep More talkative than usual pressure to keep talking
Rapidly changing unrelated or racing thoughts Easily distracted
Driven behavior at work at school or sexually agitation Risky behavior
Excessive spending foolish business investments

DEPRESSION

Symptoms of Bipolar Depression Include

Occurring nearly every day Depressed mood most of the day
feeling sad or empty tearful Significant loss of interest or pleasure in activities that used to e enjoyable Significant weight loss when not dietingor weight gain decrease or increase in appetite
Difficulty in sleeping or sleeping too much Agitation or slowing down of thoughts and reduction of physical movements
Fatigue or loss of energy Feelings of worthlessness
or inappropriate guilt Poor concentration or having
difficulty making decisions
Thinking about death or suicide

Most people have felt some of these symptoms at least once in their life and it is normal But if they persist or are becoming more frequently Then
they can be words you Love to Hate


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Medications

The dangers of being Bipolar can be medication There are certain drugs that are used to treat Bipolar Disorder They range from simple antipsychotics and antidepressents to drugs that are used for their side effects such as mood altering and sedating

One of the popular and famous medication is a simple natural product called Lithium It is a natual salt but the has dangerous side effects when used without the addition of simple table salt When on this medication the blood levels can become too high in your body without using extra table salt

When the blood level of Lithium is too high the symptoms range from a simple tremor in the extremeties hands legs to convultions and vomiting excessivly Left unchecked death can occur It is the drug of choice for Bipolar Disorder Other drugs called antisiezure medications are used when Lithium can not be tolorated or in some cases it does not work one of them called Lamictal There are dangerous side effects with Lamicatal and medications like it one is a severe rash which can also result in death or complicated side effects Your equilibrium can beso badly affecte that you have difficulty with you coordination there is the possibillity of falling becoming extremely clumsy

With medications like these there is a chance of diabeties and a tremendous weight gain Most people on these medications experience weight gain up to 100 lbs which leads to physical problems due to medications

The side effects of these medications are often worse than the disorder itself it may seem Sleeplessness is treated with medications like Klonipin it can cause restlessness suicida lthoughts and actions and panic attacks

The medication side effects are sometimes worse than the disorder itself

Why I llove to hate the the medications in common use for Bipolar Disorder Is the cure worth the risks in taking medication For some people it is so they go off of medication and have to be hospitilized The lesser of two evils sometimes