News of Bipolar Disorder Forum

Hello all, I'm new to the forum.

Just some quick history:

I'm diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I was diagnosed with it when I was 16 and was in a deep depression at that time. Since my mother was bipolar, my full diagnosis was "bipolar with a tendency toward depression." I was moody and my emotions would swing very heavily.

When I was 19/20, my depression started going away because I was tired of feeling down ...

Hello,
I'm the new gal here.
I have some questions regarding bipolar and manic depression and non-treatment through medication nor counseling therapy.
The situation, my ex-husband, who never informed me he was diagnosed with these years ago, (only came up during divorce counseling), claims he does not need treatment for these illnesses and that his doctor will agree with him.
We have a young child so I am concerned.
He also had a recent hospital ...

I've known my signficant other for 11 years since we were teenagers and is bipolar. As a person, he is kind, helpful, highly creative, intelligent, and loving. The disease part often alters who he is - into someone I don't know. It is a very difficult disease to have and to be around.. My love hasn't changed. Many people don't understand this disease. In the last year, we started living together. In the last three ...

hi every one i new here and hope you could help me.

im a 19 year old male. basicly my problem is this. i get periods where i really low and feel like i cont do anything and just want to lazy about doing nothing as i feel like i have no enegry at all. plus i dont sleep well i also made 2 attempts in commiting suicide but both failed and also cut my ...

Well, after finally coming to terms with the thought that i'm bipolar, I've finally decided that I may need help. Looking back, i supose I've been bipolar since my late teens (I'm 31 now), with dramatic swings the last 2 years or so. I'd say that my behavior the last couple of years would be classified as rapid cycle. With some cycles going from 'king of the world' high to thoughts of suicide in a ...

I would appreciate any advice anyone out there could give me on how I can tell if someone I've just started dating (who is bipolar) is seriously interested in me or is just using me while he's on a manic binge. I was introduced to this guy by a family member and everyone seems to think very highly of him. Everything went fine for about a week or so and then he started displaying all ...

Hi everyone, I think my husband might have a form of bipolarism. He has terrible lows which last about one week, then he will explode with anger at me and accuse me of all kinds of invented things. When he has vented all his anger he will be wonderfully happy, even euphoric for a couple of days, then there will be a period of 'normal' mood before sinking again into what I can only describe ...

Has anyone else experienced any of these symptoms? Do you think they're related to mental illness or should I get 'em checked out?

-daily tension headaches
-dizzy spells
-stomach cramps
-excessive need to urinate

Hey guys, just wondering if anyone could help me with some of the secondary effect of bipolar? I haven't really been able to find a huge amount of information in this area, so any help would be great

Okay so I was wondering a few things:
1) Is it possible to be in one mood for a few hours then all of the sudden switch to the other extreme? Like, within minutes?
2) Is it rapid cycling if that occurs often? Or is even rapid cycling slower? Sometimes I will feel one way for days, in varying degrees- like if I'm depressed I always get much worse at night or if I'm alone, ...