am i depressed or bipolar?

normally I am suicide-depressed for 2-5 hours every day (most often at the evening). Sometimes the depression comes just like you press an button, and you get depressed for no reason, other times there could be something i think of wich make me sad.

I am never really "happy-happy" I think. And also I thought that bipolar people got episodes that lasted for weeks. but I only get for hours.

Why is that?

Hello,

we are not professionals, therefore none of us can diagnose you. Only a qualified medical professional can do that.

As for my experience, I have ultra-ultra-rapid cycling bipolar. My mood swings sometimes last an hour. Depressions are generally longer. Back in 2004 when I was diagnosed with MDD I would also cycle a few times per day, two hours of totally crippling depression, three-four hours of normal functioning, two hours of depression, etc.

Greetings!

Thanks, I know noone on the forum can diagnose, but I was searching for personal experices, because I have never read about bipolar or depression lasting "just" for hours.

I told my doctor, but he just itch his head, saying "hmm.." and dobble my dose of a medication that dont even work.
I dont think I have an offical "depression-diagnose" even, it is strange.

No Dx, but I consider myself dysthymic.

I normally stay Blah. But sometimes (not often enough)the Blah will lift and I feel so good it's almost manic. I wondered about bipolar but a couple online screening tests and wiki were enough to convince me otherwise. I'm my case I think I'm just do normally blah that when it lifts what I feel feels manic in comparison. Because I'm not use to bring happy and contented and without anxiety for no reason.

I guys I'm saying we don't have to be bipolar to have cycles. I now when my feeling really good hits it hits with no warning and lasts only for an hour or two.