Bipolar Disorder Support Group

Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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advanced age and bipolar

bywena
bywena

does anypne know of someone eldery  80 yr etc with bipolar   what treatments are the receiving prognosis   i only have my father to go by and he was about 75 or so and developed cancer and died i only interacted with him on the phone he lived in brooklyn and i am on the island so  pretty distant he did have a very bad episode near the end but i was having a bad time too and have murky memories



they usually give low doses of meds outside of a hospital settting  but i am on  high doses and they will not lower it or cant really



i am just wondering about things that may happen when we get older  i am going to google it some more   actually even though i am not stable i am high functioning so i may not have anything to  worry about  idk

bywena
bywena
Changes in the frequency and severity of episodes are among the most evident changes in bipolar disorder at an older age. Research suggests that older adults with bipolar disorder often experience: more frequent episodes. more depressive episodes and less time spent in manic or hypomanic state

it is true the are more frequent but more hypomania than depression for me maybe just worrying for no reason been having anxiety for a while now did not realize it due to toxic people in my life taking visteral for that too it works one that does
malibumark
malibumark
Thanks for posting that Bywena. Sending peace.
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
I have been bipolar diagnosed for about 35 years and am mostly on the same meds

I think I've been on a high depression for years now.... I've tried a couple of other meds to see if it can lift me but I just stop sleeping completely so I sort of accept that I'm okay ... I'm in my 60's now

I'm not on a low dose... Perhaps this would be someone who's just diagnosed however I don't know that there would be a lot of people just diagnosed in old age

Not near 80 yet .... I think it would perhaps be what your used to? maybe??
bywena
bywena
idk i am coming down off of a manic episode then out of meds have not been truly manic for about 6 months but i am running hypomanic just about all of the time the depression is not as bad as it was when 1st diagnosed so a blessing it is really kind of an annoyance especially when people want to be around me all of the time i am basically a loner but people are people and there is always someone who has my back so life is good counting my blessings and i am in a safe place
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