bipolar depression symptoms test

) Another very useful resource is the Australian based Black Dog Institute - They have a lot of info on Bipolar along with a quick online test which helps rate how you are feeling now . Yu can find their website here : http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/public/bipolardisorder/bipolardisorderexplained/index.cfm and the self test is here : http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/public/bipolardisorder/howtotell/self-testing.

There are also a gazillion other weird symptoms that go with each of the states (depression, mania, hypomania, mixed episode). It's really complicated and there are different types of bipolar and each person is different. Personally when I'm depressed I'm REALLY depressed and suicidal and I get physical symptoms (digestive and muscular) and I hallucinate.

Where can I find info on what drugs there are for bipolar? what is the difference between bipolar and depression?

Well there are several types of depression, major depression, chronic depression, bipolar manic depression as examples. Symptoms of depression can include an extreme feeling of sadness, sometimes you can’t sleep or you sleep too much, you cant concentrate, you feel hopeless, you have negative thoughts that you cant control no matter how much you try! you can lose your appetite or sometimes you even gain appetite. You can be easily irritated.

Its important to think if the symptoms you state are adhd are there are all times or come and go with mood changes. If a person is diagnosed with bipolar then depression is a part of it and there are some forms of bipolar where depression is the main aspect and some less so.

I have read that one difference between general depression and bipolar depression is a persons energy level. It's a matter of feeling unable to perform even the simplest daily tasks because of overwhelming fatigue, instead of the general depressive sadness, hopelessness, ambivalence, etc. Does that make sense to anyone? Another difference is the depth of depression. The suicide rate for bipolar disorder is considerably higher than general depression rates.

I know of four bipolar 1 with or without psychotic features, bipolar 2, bipolar nos, and cyclothimia. With bipolar 1 you get full blown mania and major depression, with bipolar 2 you get hypomania and major depression. cyclothimia fluctuates between minor depression and hypomania. Bipolar nos is where they put you when you obviously show some symptoms of bipolar disorder but they do not know which classification to put you in.

t want social services to take my child off me for having bipolar!!! I did do an online screening test for manic depression though and the results came back that there's a high chance that I have severe symptoms for bipolar!!! The bad symptoms started when i was around 13-14 years of age but I had very mild symptoms scince as long as I can remember!!! As well as my mother having this illness I have been through some pretty disturbing life events!!!

not everyone is bipolar. Like Crystal said there is no test for bipolar and many people who do not know fully the conditions that lead to the diagnosis, a lot of people want to diagnose themselves. I do not know if you are or are not bipolar and you very well may be but just like with Schizophrenia, a lot of people with bipolar do not realize they have it until they are diagnosed with it. The main thing is that you take care and search every available avenue in order to get some help.

Hi, I noticed that no one had answered you yet, perhaps it is because there may be no clear cut answer to your question. I am sorry that you are suffering from recurrent depression. I do as well. Has your doctor talked to you about any of the various "bipolar" issues? The classic "bipolar" or "manic-depression" illness has alternating moods of depression and high-euphoria.

I think the answer to your question is "yes" except that from the viewpoint of psychiatry we would say that you always "had" bipolar depression, but for many people bipolar depression manifests as recurrent depression for years before showing the energized symptoms. Which definitely doesn't mean that you were misdiagnosed, it just may take a while to know for sure.

Have your doctor test you for bipolar disorder! Anxiety and insomnia are two of the manic symptoms. Of course mood fluctuations are a red flag! I would get tested, especially if your medications are not helping at all. You might need a mood stabilizer along with your anti-depressent, to help with the manic symptoms. Bipolar II is a lower level of bipolar disorder where you have more depression and hypomania. Talk to your doctor! good luck.

I think they are on track to check all avenues. Bipolar is usually diagnosed via testing and symptoms. Therefore, blood is not usually taken as there is no medical test for bp.

s official diagnosis is imperitive and a relief to pinpoint what you may be dealing with so definitely follow this through and get one. My bipolar symptoms were mistakenly diagnosed as severe and long term depression for many years as I commonly only show the empty, wasting, unhappy side of it all. Good luck!

I think that diagnosis is kind of controversial right now, but it does illustrate the way that bipolar illness may fall on a spectrum from straight up unipolar depression at point A to full blown manic depression at point B. Bipolar type 3 would maybe be depression with only "soft signs" of bipolar disorder.

As others here have commented, a real psychotic episode, which is a very serious event, must occur in order for their to be a true 'bipolar I' diagnosis. The diagnostic 'bar' for labling someone as 'manic depressive' must be high, because of the risks of the medications that are needed to control this illness, among other factors.

I'm male actually. I've been taking multi-vitamin including vitamin B and iron. I also scheduled to get my Thyroid test tomorrow, since I found out that it could also be the problem. I also got a complete hemogram about 2 months ago and everything showed up fine. I'm trying to discard and physical problems before start to think it could be a mental one (stress, depression, bipolar).

Maybe its a test to see if he has bipolar. because if he reacts badly to the prednisone and goes into mania, depression, etc. then he is bipolar. Bad way to go about it though.

I took a bipolar and depression test online to sort of rule out one of the two. I thought I was bipolar too and it turned out I was much more on the depression side. It might be worth a try to take some tests, therapists would probably be asking similar questions for a point system. Couldn't hurt.

There are so many different varities of bipolar as well from cyclothymia (mild bipolar) to bipolar with psychotic features to schizoaffective which is schizophrenia with aspects of bipolar (what I have and have recovered from). Too complex to discuss in a post but I'd answer specific questions. Go to "Depression Central" (for all mood disorders) for more comprehensive information. Its a great resource.

My daughter suffers from bipolar II, Recently I discovered a doc who advocated low thyroid can be the cause of depression, which is a stage of bipolar disease. Could some of her symptoms be hypothyroid, even though the TSH test is "in normal range"? I suffered for years from fatigue, weight gain, dry skin, memory loss, constipation and feeling cold. She has all these symptoms, plus depression and anxiety.

Best way, aside from seeing a professional, is to look up the symptoms of Depression and the symptoms of Bipolar, see which fits your personality best, or look up the symptoms on this site.

Bipolar depression symptoms test

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