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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how long?

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How long does the depressive state last? i feel like i'm never going to get out of this, and the docs are telling me i'm bipolar but all i want to do is curl up in bed and eat ice cream. i make myself do things but my heart's not in them (like work). if i don't snap out of this i don't see how i'll ever make it in college next year (i am currently taking a year off). anybody else experienced the depressive state? how long does it last? most of the stuff on here is for manic but i've never been manic, just hypo. so that's why i'm asking, i guess.
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I want to answer... but im not in the right mind to do it.

so know i feel for you and that as soon as i slow down, ill help. in the mean time... i find forcing myself to dance to the song do your thing by basement jaxx whilst pulling stupid faces helps.
Shelly4
Shelly4
Depression can be very frustrating. I swing to that end most often with bipolar 2. The length of the depression state is so different for everyone. It can last a week, month, year. It just depends on your pdoc, therapist, and medication adjustment. Talk to your pdoc and question your meds and how long it will take. Hope you feel better soon. I am here if you need to talk. Hugs
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It's really different for everyone. I just ran thru 7-8 month stretch of depression. Since then it has been up and down, never staying in one state too long. The long depressions are extremely draining. Are you on meds, going to therapy?
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I am mostly depressive. My other pole is mostly rage and not talkativeness. If your med list is still accurate, 10mg prozac is a laugh. You need at least 20, maybe 40. You need an antidepressant. It will not stay so deep that you cannot function. You will be able to go back to school.

Do you live in a place that is cloudy right now, or has weather extremes. This season can be GRIM for depression, as can extreme heat or sun.
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i have no motivation whatsoever lately but im not sure how long it will last because im new to bipolar..im notsure if ive had a manic state yet but everyone else seems to think i have..i find it very confusing
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Sorry, rage and talkativeness is my other pole, I should have said.

I know kellie, I do not have what most people think of as mania. I do not have highs. Sometimes I wish I did.
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It varries from person to person.
Marilyanna
Marilyanna
January throough part of noember I was depressed and had hospitals 2 one one week and the second two weeks my pschologist says hospitals arre just motels without pools but they have helped me.

My pdoc wont change my meds so i went to another who is more widely known here in seattle for diff meds. Only been on them a week. Depression is diff for everyone the best thing to do besdie docs and meds is to learrn coping skills.
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I just came out of depression last week, it had lasted for 1 month - which for me is like a miracle. I do what my therapist and pdoc recommend for the most part. Before I was diagnosed with BP and before I was willing to stay in treatment, I had much longer periods of it. it is a living hell. Since I've been in treatment - I know there will be an end to it.
I just try to tell myself, I will good again. Then I eat cookies, smoke and shut out the world. Hope and compassion to you.
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