Dec
31
2009
How Do You Know If Your Manic Depressive Or Just Depressed Allot?
Posted by: Alan in Manic Depression, tags: Allot, Depressed, Depressive, Just, Know, Manic, Your
i don’t know of any family history of manic depression and i think i get highs with my downs but i don’t know if its connected or not…if anyone has an idea it will be really helpful
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December 31st, 2009 at 3:15 pm
We can’t say for sure whether you have manic depression or just depression. Your best bet would be to see a psychiatrist for a professional diagnosis. Good Luck and take care of yourself.
December 31st, 2009 at 5:58 pm
See a doctor. It is crucial to be diagnosed correctly. With the limited information that you have given it is not possible to think of a possible diagnosis. Mood swings are possibly connected and need to explored further. Not having a family history is important, however not crucial for a diagnosis.
January 1st, 2010 at 12:22 am
It’s more likely to be normal mood swings, manic depressives have feelings of extreme happiness that are “manic” and feelings of despair
symptoms
Emotional
feelings of unhappiness that don’t go away
feeling that you want to burst into tears for no reason
losing interest in things
being unable to enjoy things
feeling restless and agitated
losing self-confidence
feeling useless, inadequate and hopeless
feeling more irritable than usual
thinking of suicide
Thinking
can’t think positively or hopefully
finding it hard to make even simple decisions
difficulty in concentrating
Physical
losing appetite and weight
difficulty in getting to sleep
waking earlier than usual
feeling utterly tired
constipation
going off sex
Behaviour
difficulty in starting or completing things – even everyday chores
crying a lot – or feeling like you want to cry, but not being able to
avoiding contact with other people
maybe see your doctor if you think you have them.