Is bi-polar the same as depression?!
Question: Is bi-polar the same as depression.?
Can some one tell me if bi-polar is the same as depression.? I have been suffering with depression since I was 9 years old.Is there some kind of a cure for depression.? Does having depression mean that I am crazy.? Health Question & Answer
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I have bipolar and yes it is a form of depression. I take medication for depression as well as bipolar. You are not crazy if you have depression a lot of people have depression at all levels. But there is medications to help you out. I've been going through this with bipolar for over 27 years now and with medication I was able to work and raise a family with out any problems. I did good enough that I was able to retire at 48 as well as me wife.
Basically get some medication and learn to help yourself along the way. Learn about it more read, do research. I did that and it helped to know all about bipolar. I see 2 therapist and a doctor every 3 months. I'm doing very good.
Part of bipolar is a chemical embalance in the brain. So you will get mood swings sometimes for a couple of hours or it could go for days and even weeks.
All my information is from 4 certified doctor for bipolar and 3 therapist who also are certified in bipolar. Plus I've done my own research in books and support groups speaking with 25 to 30 people with the same problem. Bipolar affect each person in a different way. What might happen to me may not happen to you.Health Question & Answer
Basically get some medication and learn to help yourself along the way. Learn about it more read, do research. I did that and it helped to know all about bipolar. I see 2 therapist and a doctor every 3 months. I'm doing very good.
Part of bipolar is a chemical embalance in the brain. So you will get mood swings sometimes for a couple of hours or it could go for days and even weeks.
All my information is from 4 certified doctor for bipolar and 3 therapist who also are certified in bipolar. Plus I've done my own research in books and support groups speaking with 25 to 30 people with the same problem. Bipolar affect each person in a different way. What might happen to me may not happen to you.Health Question & Answer
depression is a chemical imbalance in one's brain that depletes the amount of serotonin making the person sad and moody and sleepy and uninterested.
bipolar is a disoder of the brain, also a chemical imbalance, but this one either floods the brain with serotonin, making the person manic and experience highs that allow them to do things they usually wouldn't do without guilt until the serotonin depletes and they crash into a depression like the one above where one huge factor is a suicidal feeling accompanying it. these mood swings are violent and cause the person to act out and differently a lot of the time.
they are not the same because depression can be cured with medication and bipolar can only be managed with medication.
depression takes a different type of medication (SSRI's) and bipolar takes mood stabalizers.
i have also had depression since i was 9. i was diagnosed with bipolar at age 14. yes, you can have both. the cure for the depression is to take medication as prescribed and to get to the root of your problems with therapy and positve self-talk. it's hard, but worth it.
and no, you are not crazy. half the nation is depressed and the other half can't admit it. just do what the doctors advise, what feels right and take care of yourself. there is nothing crazy about that.Health Question & Answer
bipolar is a disoder of the brain, also a chemical imbalance, but this one either floods the brain with serotonin, making the person manic and experience highs that allow them to do things they usually wouldn't do without guilt until the serotonin depletes and they crash into a depression like the one above where one huge factor is a suicidal feeling accompanying it. these mood swings are violent and cause the person to act out and differently a lot of the time.
they are not the same because depression can be cured with medication and bipolar can only be managed with medication.
depression takes a different type of medication (SSRI's) and bipolar takes mood stabalizers.
i have also had depression since i was 9. i was diagnosed with bipolar at age 14. yes, you can have both. the cure for the depression is to take medication as prescribed and to get to the root of your problems with therapy and positve self-talk. it's hard, but worth it.
and no, you are not crazy. half the nation is depressed and the other half can't admit it. just do what the doctors advise, what feels right and take care of yourself. there is nothing crazy about that.Health Question & Answer
Depression is a mental illness, bi-polar is a type of depression. I don't think there is a cure for depression, I've had some form of depression since I was about 12. But there is medication you can take that will help. In older times it was believed that we were crazy, but because of technology they have found that it isn't and that it can be treated.Health Question & Answer
no. bi-polar means you can just get mad real quick for no reason and then be happy like 3 minutes later for no reason. Depression is when you are sad all the time. There are prescribed medicines for depression, and you are not crazy. Lots of people are depressed. Life is harder than most people think.Health Question & Answer
what shattycakes has told you about bipolar disorder is a load of bull, what shittycakes is describing are moodswings....bipolar is a disorder where the mental state changes from deep depression to episodes of hypo mania. these episodes can last weeks or months not three minuites as shitty said. honestly, people who dont know anything about the topic shouldnt post adviceHealth Question & Answer
Bi-polar is a mood disorder in which you oscillate between states of mania and depression. Depression is an extreme negative mood that may last for an extended period of time. Mania is essentially the opposite of depression.Health Question & Answer
"Bi-polar", as I understand the term, is another term for what used to be called "manic-depressive disorder". So bipolar disorder includes depression, but is not limited to it.Health Question & Answer
bipolar is a type of depression. take medicine fo your depression.Health Question & Answer