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Encyclopedia: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is not a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated mood, clinically referred to as mania. Individuals who experience manic episodes also commonly experience depressive episodes or symptoms, or mixed episodes in which features of both mania and depression are present. These episodes are normally separated by periods of normal mood, but in some patients,...
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hello to everyone, ive suffered from depression in the past i think part of me has accepted that its part of my makeup, u have good periods and bad periods...
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Disorder/aka-manic-depressive illness/.Quite common among Ashkenazi Jews. Howard has an OCD/obsessive compulsive disorder/,and a long time ago I diagnosed him with Bipolar...
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The most information I've found has been in the standard medical text Manic Depressive Illness. Kay The most information I've found has been in the standard medical text Manic Depressive Illness...
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of MDI (manic depressive illness) any reason such as- 1. being bored and not being motivated enough as signs of depression. If you don't think this is necessarily true (that is, you don't believe
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Any advise regarding manic depressive illness?
I just started out on some medication to help a problem I have had for...
I just started out on some medication to help a problem I have had for...
Bless your heart musicman! I deal with a lot of folks who suffer with bi-polar disorder. I can only advise you to listen to your doctor and hope that you...
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Do Lamotrigine (medicine for manic-depressive illness) cause incontinence?
I'm taking Lamotrigine for manic-depressive illness (bipolar II disorder). I am very reluctant to...
I'm taking Lamotrigine for manic-depressive illness (bipolar II disorder). I am very reluctant to...
Hi, I've tried this drug. I did not find myself to have incontinence, but I did read: eneral: Fever, neck pain. Cardiovascular: Migraine. Digestive: Flatulence. Metabolic and Nutritional: Weight gain, edema. Musculoskeletal: Arthralgia, myalgia. Nervous...
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What is manic depression?
Manic Depression is an old term for bipolar disorder. Check out this site: http://www.bipolar.com/index.html...
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Many creative geniuses have a connection with manic depression. Manic-depressives have moods that swing drastically back and forth. Manic depression is a both a genetic illness and a brain disease.
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Bipolar Disorder (Health Short)
Terribly blue one moment, unable to sit still the next? You may have bipolar disorder.
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Bipolar is a serious mental condition that can impede the quality of your life. Find out if you should talk to your healthcare provider by taking this brief quiz.