Mental Health
Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder
What are the symptoms of manic depression (bipolar disorder)?
Bipolar Disorder includes the depression symptoms during the depression cycle, plus these symptoms during the mania cycle:
* Increased energy, activity, and restlessness
* Excessively “high,” overly good, euphoric mood
* Extreme irritability
* Racing thoughts and talking very fast, jumping from one idea to another
* Distractibility, can’t concentrate well
* Little sleep needed
* Unrealistic beliefs in one’s abilities and powers
* Poor judgment
* Spending sprees
* A lasting period of behavior that is different from usual
* Increased sexual drive
* Abuse of drugs, particularly cocaine, alcohol, and sleeping medications
* Provocative, intrusive, or aggressive behavior
* Denial that anything is wrong
Information source: U.S. National Institutes of Mental Health or NIHM at http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/bipolar.cfm.
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