Bipolar Disorder
Highs and lows can be part of life but when you have bipolar disorder they can be severe. Bipolar disorder is a lifelong illness that involves strong mood swings. Many years ago bipolar disorder was called manic-depression. The term “bipolar” refers to the two extremes (poles) of the disorder. The highs are called mania and the lows are depression.
Bipolar disorder is a very complex illness involving the brain chemicals that are out of balance. It is not known what the specific cause of bipolar disorder is at this time, but it is known that genes play a role.
Mood swings may have triggers associated with them, so it is important to know what triggers your symptoms such as health and lifestyle changes as well as other events.
We will talk about the symptoms, triggers, treatments and risks connected to bipolar disorder in the next few posts.
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