Migraines count?

yes ,Ido have cronic pain and yes its very real!

Anything counts someone told me today that pain can make you bipolar. Is this true?

In my opinion, and from what I "know", I don't believe pain can make you bipolar...It's brain chemicals gone AWOL that leads to bp.

but doesn't pain make your brain chemicals go awol

headaches migraines
stiff neck and shoulders and sometimes phantom pain that shoots thruogh my body.

horrible back pain

Head aches, Huge knots in my muscles.

Yes. I have awful pain. I have Osteoarthritis in various parts of my body and Fibermylgia in the rest. I can use my fingers and arms for just short periods without going num from pain. I also have "phantom" pains and have been in hospital twice this year but couldn't find anything wrong. My biggest pain is dealing with the reality of having Bipolar. Take care and talk to you soon. Ramona oxoxxo

Back pain...like I need to be stretched out on a rack. (I love firm massages! to alleviate the symptoms...relaxation ones are useless....)
Migrains and or eye blinding headaches.
Usually I treat these as "trigger" sign I am manic as the body is having a hard time keeping up! Before DX...I thought I had the flu bad on a few occasions. Aching Bed ridden....Now I know they were "crashes".

I was DX with Fibromyalgia before I was DX Bipolar. Someone told me the two can go hand in hand sometimes.I have been told that chronic pain has a definate effect on brain chemicals and moods. But I have never been told that it by itself causes Bipolar.

By god yes. Have been involved in a number of accidents over past 9yrs which has left me with chronic pain. Head, shoulder, back and leg injuries and over this period of time I get confused about the chisken and the egg. Is my BP causing me to pay more attention to the pain? I have always had a high threshhold for pain (something I often boasted about!!) but the limited physical activities leaves my head to play games on me. Many times this year I have thought of suicide. The only thing that's different this year to last year when I never thought of suicide, is that my big brother and father have both died and I'm alone now - except for my 3 kids (all in their 20's) and I can't talk to them it would scare them silly.

I have a broken heart.




Not really!! Just trying out those short 'profound' and dramatic replies.

Migraines from hell, stomach aches, bach aches, the list goes on. My heart actually aches and hurts too when I get depressed. It's terrible. And miserable.

I have had a operation go bad
because I was a fitness nut I use to run alot two miles aday for 15 years my hips and knees ache.
And it really hurts me to look in the mirror and see such a hunk grow old. :)