Bipolar disorders

In short, the difference between depression and bipolar disorders (there are more than one) is: Depressed people struggle with low mood People with bipolar disorder struggle with extreme fluctuations in mood – usually both highs and lows. Depression is a mood disorder characterized by low mood, loss of interest in activities, feelings of hopelessness, excessive …

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Medication. Usually, bipolar disorder is best treated with prescription medications. The most common medications for bipolar disorders are mood stabilizers and/or antipsychotics.  Lithium is considered a mood stabilizer and it’s often used to treat bipolar disorders. Lithium can be used both as maintenance therapy and as treatment for acute episodes.  In general, antidepressant medication is …

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Bipolar disorders are characterized by periods of mania (extreme excitement, overactivity, euphoria and delusions) and periods of depression (low mood, hopelessness and loss of interest in activity). To be diagnosed with bipolar I disorder, a person must have experienced at least one episode of mania. And to be diagnosed with bipolar II disorder, a person …

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There are 3 types of bipolar disorders: Bipolar I disorder. Bipolar I disorder is diagnosed when a person experiences a manic episode. A manic episode is characterized by an extreme increase in energy which lasts at least one week. The person may feel euphoric and high-spirited, or uncomfortably irritable.  The manic state causes dysfunction in …

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Bipolar disorders are a group of brain disorders which cause extreme changes in a person’s energy level, mood and ability to function. The word bipolar reflects the fluctuations in mood between extreme highs and extreme lows that people with bipolar disorder experience.  People with bipolar disorder usually live through periods of mania (extreme excitement, overactivity, …

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