i am 13 yrs old and i have been having problams i took 6 test and came out postive on all of them. my parents would flip i dont know what to tell them please help!

I think I’ve heard of a blood test to determine if you have bipolar disorder. From what kind of doctor does one get this test (if it exists). What are they really looking for? Can they tell if my children have it even if they have not developed symptoms yet?

In the absence of research and development many medical ailments were earlier treated as incurable mammoths. Bipolar Disorder is one among them.

Earlier the individuals suffering with this kind of disorder was often regarded as a ‘very moody person’ or in extreme cases the family wrote them off saying that they have become insane. Later on the scientists made us realize that this disorder is a – Manic Depression, also known by the name of – Bipolar Disorder.

Though this disease is not new, along with the name many other things regarding this disease are quite new like the help we can lend to such patients. As its effects can be very wide spread and deadly, the treatment is as crucial.

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Hello my name is Jessie. And i think i have bipolar disorder. My friends & colleagues have told me they think it is a possibility. I often change my mood quickly & the other symptoms I looked up are similar to me. I tried talking to my mother this morning about it & i was wondering. How do the doctors test you to see if you are bipolar? Please help me. I could seriously be mentally ill.

The seriousness of bipolar cases is indisputable. In fact, many patients who have symptoms of a manic-depression state can be misdiagnosed. Another important fact is that a bipolar test can actually take years before a person is correctly diagnosed. Simply put, this mental illness is very difficult to detect.

When a person with manic-depression disorder is high or manic, it is not surprising that he won’t feel the need for a test. Therefore, only the depressive tendencies are diagnosed most often. The result is an inaccurate diagnosis of the patient, concluding the symptoms as depression only when it is actually a bipolar issue.

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Do you trust those test or would you just blow them off, sometimes I tell myself am I depressed or am I just putting that inside my head. Is being bipolar a disease of the mind or is it an illness? Having 3 boys doesn’t help the matter none, no I love my boys, they are my world. They are not the reason that the test said I was bipolar.

Does having THC in your system affect the results of the test to determine if you are Bipolar?

Do you have to be on Lithium first to see if you are bipolar, or do you take the test first without being on Lithium?

Any other helpful details would be appreciated.
I mean the test where they take your blood to determine your lithium levels.
Im not smoking weed right now, haven’t in years. I just want to know if it will affect the results of the blood test…yes or no. And also wanted to know if you needed to be on lithium before they take the blood or not.