I felt like this all the time before I was diagnosed and I made myself feel so crazy because of it. If you even have an inkling that you may have bipolar please get evaluated. Don’t wait and cause yourself more pain.

How do I go about doing that... do I just go to a hospital and say study my brain?.. like i don’t know. I’m scared. If I don’t have it then I guess I’m just crazy.

I would talk with your family doctor about this and ask her/him to refer you to a psychiatrist

A psych is an expert in psych disorders.... Big hug... There will be help with whatever you're experiencing ... xo

Or a PSYCHOLOGIST, who does not prescribe drugs like a psychiatrist does, but rather lets you talk through it. If you've exhausted this option, and nutrition has no effect, then and only then would I advise treating this condition with drugs.

Not normally for Bipolar Disorder koolman.... I don't know if you're bipolar but it has to do with balancing chemistry and although talk therapy can help a great deal it requires medication .... for at least almost everyone If this new member even has bipolar disorder

I would love to see OlderCper weigh into this as she's Bipolar and a psychologist.... xo

No Koolman, she needs a proper assessment by a psychiatrist first not after exhausting other options. If you don't really understand this stuff then please don't offer a flawed opinion. Sorry to be blunt but we have lost members because of non bipolar members offering what I'm sure they felt was good advice ended in loss of life.

So get a proper medical assessment, a psychiatrist would need to rule out more overt medical causes like hormones.

While depression is part of bipolar most people don't really get what the other side is like. It's not about being very happy. It's about having incredible amounts of energy, not needing to sleep, head full of ideas, speaking so quickly others can't understand you, taking risks you would never normally take and much more.

But get that psychiatric assessment because whatever it is is clearly impacting on your life quality.

It’s normal to have feelings of great joy and deep sadness. It’s abnormal when it interferes with progressing through life and then it’s a medical condition - when manic episodes make you stop sleeping then further havoc hits.

The meds help. Many people have difficulties adjusting to some which is why important relationships with your medical team is helpful rather than running away from it. Talk to your family doctor first.