Bipolar test is a phrase that is circulating around the internet lately I have found and I just wish to put out my opinion about them. There is no test for Bipolar disorder. The set of questions about your symptoms is misleading. Specialized blood tests or other lab tests that doctors use to make accurate a diagnosis of many illnesses are, however, a myth when it comes to a mental illness such as Bipolar disorder. Lab work and imaging tests are not useful in diagnosing Bipolar disorder. A physical examination can give a state of a person's health, but a doctor must hear the symptoms from the person in order to effectively diagnose and treat Bipolar disorder.
The symptoms of Bipolar disorder are so close to normal affect at times and this can lead some to believe that they have this disorder when in fact their mood is effected by life events or natural reactions to stressors or just plain feeling good.
Bipolar disorder, especially Bipolar I, is a serious mental condition with drastic changes in mood which are not caused by events in a persons life. Bipolar I patients become psychotic for apparentlynot reason at all except for fluctuations in brain chemistry which is being studied by researchers.
When you have a Bipolar episode the effects can be so damaging that your life is threatened, you may contemplate suicide, spend tremendous amounts of money, become so sexually active that you run the risk of sexually transmitted diseases and these episodes can effect you work and relationships in a devastating way.
The glamour that sometimes surrounds Bipolar disorder, the energy, the creativeness, the feel so good symptoms all can be tempting and the high is often thought to be the equal of the high with substance abuse; however being manic is no joke and it can disrupt and often destroys the life you know. The severity, length, and frequency of Moodswings vs changes from day to day or moment to moment which do not necessarily Bipolar disorder. Having periods of unusual elevation or irritability in mood that and with increases in energy, sleeplessness, and fast thinking or speech are the symptoms a psychiatrist looks for when making a diagnosis of Bipolar disorder.
Some physical illnesses, such as thyroid disease, lupus, and syphilis, may have symptoms which resemble those of Bipolar disorder. Other mood or behavior changes caused by medications used to treat medical problems can often mimic the signs of Bipolar disorder.
This is not to say that the information on these websites are not useful or accurate it does mean that to get the most help for any problems that you may have it is best to seek the help of a trained doctor preferably a psychiatrist who is skilled in the diagnosis of mental disorders. Too often people fear that they may be suffering from a mental disorder only to find that it may have a physical and curable cause or more often than not it is a minor problem which can be helped effectively.
Mental disorders are serious and if after reading the information found on the internet you still feel that you may be suffering needlessly from Bipolar disorder seek the help you need from a professional.
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