manic depression
... from bipolar disorder feel indifferent to work and have no desire to do anything constructive. They think slow, concentrate poorly, feel tired, and experience changes, usually an increase in appetite and sleep. They often feel a sense of worthlessness and helplessness. In some cases a person may feel pessimistic about the future and may attempt suicide. A patient may all experience delusions and hallucinations. In the manic phase people feel intensely and inappropriately happy, self important and irritable. During this state a person becomes highly energized and sleeps less, talking in rapid fire speech often going off in all directions. They have inflated confidence and unfounded self esteem. Mania makes a person abrasive, impatient, frustrated, and even physically abusive. They behave in socially inappropriate ways, they think irrationally, and show impaired judgment. Certain things may happen that’s out of their normal character like taking plane trips all over the country or making large investments. Excessive gambling, buying very expensive items, abusing alcohol or drugs, and making unwanted sexual advances. Causes of manic depression seem to be rooted in the genes. Studies used on identical Twin show that if one twin has bipolar disorder it’s a 70% chance the other will have it too. With fraternal twins it’s only a 15% chance that the other will have bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder seems to run in families. Personal or work related stress can trigger a manic episode. Other factors such as prenatal development, childhood experiences, and social conditions can play a huge role. Some people enjoy the sensations and energies that accompany manic episodes. It is proven that very mild cases of manic depression can actually attribute to success in business and arts. A person may experience episodes of over confidence which may result in unfortunate consequences because of a bad business venture. The milder, chronic form of bipolar illness is called cyclothymiacs disorder. This form alternates between mild depression and mild mania. When someone is in the in the stage of a euphoric episode, their behavior may seem a bit odd, or in some cases completely bizarre. They may become involved in such goal-oriented activities such as sex, work, school, or social relations. The person may also get involved in unprotected or indiscreet sexual situations. To detect manic depressive disorder doctors look for alternating periods of manic systems, loud racing speech that is hard to interpret and follow, attention that shifts from One focus to another, inability to complete task before going on to another, a tendency to pace, going on from one conversation to another, poor judgment and unwarranted optimism, and tendencies towards anger outburst. At this time there is no cure for bipolar disorder but there is drugs that can bring manic depression under control. Lithium a natural salt evens out the highs and lows of the mood disorder. It reduces the frequency and severity of the manic episodes. Lithium requires monitoring because sometimes the medication does not effectively work on the patient. Potential side effects are hand tremors, increased thrust the need to urinate frequently, acne, and weight gain. Many patients feel the need to discontinue the use of the medication when they start to feel better. Studies say there is a 90% percent chance that symptoms will reoccur 1 year after discontin...