Archive for November, 2009

About The Author: Sarah Freeman is an attorney with manic – depressive illness, and author of the bestselling e-Book, “The Bipolar Diet”. She is also webmaster of Bipolar -Lives.com – one of the Internet’s leading sites on bipolar disorder …

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I need to know the history, names and important dates,causes of bipolar disorder, and prevention of bipolar disorder.

Could bipolar disorder treatment be as simple as boosting vitamins and minerals?

Of course, bipolar disorder(http://www.mitamins.com/disease/Bipolar-Disorder.html) is not something to take lightly. The most regular bipolar disorder treatment involves a regime of drugs to be taken to balance your moods over the long term. The inability to break down chemicals in the body due to a deficiency in an enzyme called COMT is one objective finding I have found useful in explaining to patients why they behave or react certain ways. Those who have daily or day-to-day mood swings often have food allergies or hypoglycemia. Some cases of mild bipolar disorder that involve mild mood swings can be easily treated with adequate doses of B6 and Zinc.

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You might have noticed that your physician keeps making notes when you go for consultation. While these notes are anyways not easily understood by the patient and the guardians, when it comes to the mental ailments, the codes are rather confusing.

The psychiatrists usually scribble some pre-defined codes in their records. Once you understand these codes, you and your caregiver would always better understand the current scenario and would be able to gauge through the pertinent actions that you can take up. These codes help you understand the ailment better and fight it back more effectively. Also the caregivers can draft a better way to take care of their patients suffering with Bipolar Disorders.

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Understand that is perfectly normal to have ups and downs in life. You are going to have moments when you feel like you are king of the world and moments when you feel like you are lower than pond scum. When it affects your ability to live a normal functioning life this is what is known as manic depression or being bipolar.

If you have these feelings and still have what is known as an “inner peace” then you are okay. So yes you feel like you are flying high, or sunk really low but on the inside you know that it is just a day and that everything will be okay in the end. If you are feeling like you are king/queen of the world and decide that you can turn your two bedroom house into a mansion today and start ripping out walls, or that life is bad and you are so low that you do not deserve to live and start thinking of ways to end it all and then going back to the high feeling, it is time to seek professional help and find natural effective ways to help you feel better.

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Bipolar disorder is not a single disorder; it is a combination of mood disorders. If an individual experiences one or more episodes of abnormally elevated moods, it is referred clinically as mania.

A person who experiences manic episode will commonly experience depressive episodes or mixed episodes called manic depression.

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Managing bipolar disorder is much more than getting diagnosed and taking prescribed medication. For one thing, the medication is often inadequate to restore good health or prevent relapse.

Some of the strategies people can use to manage bipolar disorder (and live a healthier life anyway) include:

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Many bipolar sufferers are unaware that their condition exists. The initial symptoms of bipolar disorder, commonly known as manic depression, start to manifest during adolescence and can be triggered at any time.

Fortunately this disorder, thought to be a chemical brain imbalance, can be treated very successfully. The main concern is to spot the initial symptoms of bipolar early, so that an accurate diagnosis can be made and the appropriate treatment started.

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This 1-credit continuing education opportunity is co-sponsored by the American College of Forensic Examiners International (ACFEI) and the American Psychotherapy Association. ACFEI maintains responsibility for all continuing education accreditations. This article is approved by the following for 1 continuing education credit:

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Do You Suffer From Bipolar Mood Disorder?

Person’s normal moods are the body’s reaction to outside or inside stimulation, which allows a person to handle, cope, or otherwise experience healthy emotions. Healthy responses to normal emotions are what allow us to socialize, retain community responsibility, hold a job and otherwise deal with our daily functions.

How to understand mood disorder? It is one of several different conditions as diagnosed where someone’s moods are inconsistent with the appropriateness of their circumstances or surroundings. The most common mood disorders are depression, in all its forms, or bipolar mood disorder (simply: mood swings). There is a less common term called schizoid-affective disorder that is a combination of schizophrenia and another disorder.

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