Article by Tyler Branson

Hypothyroidsim is a condition which affects humans. This happens when the thyroid gland is unable to produce sufficient amount of thyroid hormones. Diagnosing this problem is crucial since effective treatment is dependent on the individual’s symptoms and resulting diagnosis.

Hypothyroidism is broken into two different categories with respect to symptoms. The symptoms can be categorized as either early or late onset. Some early thyroid symptoms include fatigue, depression or suicidal thoughts, increased sensitivity to cold temperatures, goiter, weight gain and a decreased heart rate which is also referred to as bradycardia.

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Article by Flor Serquina

If, after thorough investigation of your symptoms, patterns, and medical history, you have received a diagnosis of bipolar disorder from a mental health professional, he may have prescribed medication to assist in the treatment of this condition. It is important, however, to understand that while medication may alleviate your symptoms, it will not replace the steps that you personally must take to deal with this condition.

Talking To Your Doctor

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Article by Lynn Woods

Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive disorder, is characterized by extreme, uncontrollable shifts in mood. Bipolar patients ride an emotional roller coaster between depression and euphoria. Generally, each stage lasts weeks to months, but the severity and frequency of episodes vary from person to person and even in each individual. Patients experience normal moods in between episodes of mood swings.

Symptoms of the depression stage include sadness, guilt, hopelessness, anxiety, sleep disturbances, fatigue, irritability, and loss of interest in normal activities. During the manic stage, the person may feel elated, all powerful, excited and energetic, or appear agitated and irritable. Their thoughts and speech race; they need less sleep, and they exhibit poor judgment. They may engage in reckless and uncharacteristic behavior like hypersexuality, substance abuse, reckless driving, and spending sprees. In extreme cases, sufferers experience psychotic episodes where they experience hallucinations and delusions of grandeur. They may believe they are on a mission or that they are the “chosen one”.

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Article by Jeff Waplak

Bipolar disorder is a kind of mood disorder and is a combination of psychological and physical features that affect’s human functioning. In the past people referred to bipolardisorder as manic depression. People suffering from bipolardisorder go through mood swings that alternate between two opposite poles such as extreme sadness and euphoric happiness.

<strong>Causes of Bipolar Disorder:</strong>

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Article by David Oliver

Abortion, a woman’s choice, is not a hard procedure to acquire. In general, if you have some cash, all that’s required to get an abortion in North America is setting an appointment. What many women are unaware of when they’re making this choice – and of particular concern to those with bipolar disorder – is the potential of intense, negative psychological consequences following abortion.

In the 1970s, in Vancouver, Canada, women considering abortion had to first get the permission of their family doctor, a gynecologist, and a psychiatrist. Some women found that it was the psychiatrist who nixed the procedure, telling them they just weren’t capable of handling the trauma and that it would impact them for the rest of their lives.

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Question by cσυятηεy ☆: Diagnosed Bipolar but think I’m Borderline Personality?
At 12 years old I was diagnosed with Manic Depression (Bipolar Disorder). I’ve been on many different medications since then and have finally found a good combination.

I was doing some reading online yesterday and came across Borderline Personality Disorder. I fit the description perfectly with the anger, unstable relationships, and impulsive behavior. I also fit all of the risk factors that were listed. My doctor isn’t the easiest to talk to… so I don’t even know how I would bring this up to him.

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However, it does not mean that you will necessarily develop the disorder if someone in the family has it. While it will most likely run in the family, it can also happen in people without any family history. It appears that genetic can only offer part of the answer. Scientists have pinned down the genes causing bipolar disorder to chromosomes 22 and 13. If you really want to know, schizophrenia is also attributed to the same genes. Presently, there is no tests that can tell who will or who will not develop bipolar. Bipolar disorder is a terrible mental disease that affects millions of people worldwide. It is characterized by periods of severe depression, followed by periods of extreme euphoria. It can be rapid cycling, which means the person with the disease goes through many moods a day. It can also be slow to change, with periods of a certain mood lasting for weeks or months. Certain medications have also been known to trigger bipolar disorder especially if these are antidepressant drugs. Other examples include over-the-counter cold medicine, appetite suppressants, caffeine, corticosteroids, and thyroid medication. Because bipolar disorder looks, at some point, like so many of the other types of depression that there are, it is easy to mistake it for any of them. This is a critical error that you are going to have to do everything in your power to avoid because the wrong treatments for this disorder can very well be fatal. The cause of bipolar disorder, like so many other kinds of ailments has not been detected but some risk factors have been identified with this condition. One of the major risk factors often associated with this condition is genetics. Sure your suffering from bipolar-disorder is related to your genes, but it is a fact that high stress levels tend to trigger or aggravate periods of mania or depression in a patient, and you know you don’t need that. A bipolar disease is a serious mental problem where the patient constantly subjected to severe mood swings. It is a strange mental disorder where the patient undergoes maniac events at higher swings and extreme depressions and lower moods. There are so many causes of bipolar disorder and these are known as triggers or risk factors of the condition. In order to provide treatment for the patients or sufferers of this condition, the identified or diagnosed triggers are often managed or controlled. Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness. People who have it experience dramatic mood swings. It is the third most common mood disorder after major depression and dystrophy disorder. It affects about 1% of adults during their lifetime and is associated with a number of other dangers. These dangers include problems with the legal system due to poor judgment during manic episodes.

Many people are pre-disposed to depression because of their own biological makeup making their risk of suffering from this condition much greater then those who do not share these risk factors. There are four main biological factors that can increase a persons risk for depression and these include (1) genetic factors, (2) biochemical factors, (3) alterations in hormonal regulation and, (4) sleep abnormalities.

Genetic Factors

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ok after reading this i know youll think im a troll cause its even hard for me to believe whats goimg on so please just read and answer thanks all

my mom is bipolar type two.
my dad is bipolar type two.
and my great aunt who lives with us is also bipolar type one.
im a thirteen yo girl and get this, i have all the symptoms of bipolar disorder. wtf? this is effing crazy! (like my family lol) so basically all the adults i live with are bipolar so thats got the genetic AND enviromental factors together all wrapped up in one neat little package. i have broken a total of eight bones in my life so far and my last accident has left me sorta traumatized (both arms at once, on trampoline, my arms were horribly disfigured) according to my mom. she says it was stressful for me but i dont think it was i mean i didnt even cry when hppnd and my family believes im in denial about it but the adults are crazy and the siblings are too young (8 & 7) but i guess what im asking is what my risk rate of becoming bipolar?
umm, i didnt want to put this at first cause i wanted to see the responses b4 it, but uhh, ive attempted suicide twice and then i told my mom and bcause of that she also attempted suicide by overdose :/ after that she was admitted to the psych ward for over a month in which that time i took up self injury. please dont think any less of me for any of that, i mean i wouldnt blame u if you did, but just please dont

I am an 18-year-old female with no symptoms of psychosis or schizophrenia but my family has a history of depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder. I have anxiety myself and take Seroquel for it. I’ve heard that history of mental illness can be a risk factor for schizophrenia as well as changes in brain structure and lack of oxygen during birth (I was born 3 months early and needed to be put on eckmo because I couldn’t survive and the lack of oxygen caused a bilateral cerebral hemmorhage which scarred most of my brain). I’ve also heard stress during pregnancy can attribute which my mother had a lot of as well as stress during childhood which I’ve had trouble coping with. I know schizophrenia can be stopped if it’s dealt with before it starts. Should I see a therapist ore am I being paranoid?