About Bipolar Disorder: More Than Just Manic Depression

If you can't see this email, click here

Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Disorder Symptoms / Diagnosis Treatment Coping and Support From Marcia Purse, your Guide to Bipolar Disorder More Than Just Manic Depression "manic depression" was identified at least as far back as the 2nd century AD. But bipolar disorder is more than manic depression. The spectrum of bipolar disorders encompasses a variety of symptoms that shade the range of moods between the two extremes. Read more Mental Illness Recovery - A Personal Perspective "Where does my mental illness end," asks Andy Behrman, "and where do I begin?" He goes on to talk about his personal answer to this question and whether there is truly such a thing as "recovery" from a mental illness. Read more Depakote Drug Profile Depakote is a mood stabilizer in bipolar disorder. Originally developed to treat epilepsy and other seizure disorders, it's now also approved to treat manic and mixed episodes, along with migraines. Here's in-depth information about this medication. Read more See More About:  depakote  mood stabilizers  anticonvulsants Diagnosis in Doubt I'll bet almost everybody asks themselves, "Do I really have bipolar disorder?" at some point. For me, that happened 19 weeks after my diagnosis. One of the things that's changed since then: I do now own a CD player *I inherited it). Read more See More About:  impact of bipolar disorder  personal experiences with bipolar disorder  Bipolar Disorder Ads Bipolar Disorder Thyroid Symptoms Thyroid Treatment Depression Test Bipolar Depression Featured Articles Forms of Bipolar Disorder Treatment Options for Bipolar Disorder Impact on Life Personal Stories & Literature About Bipolar Disorder About Bipolar Disorder on Facebook Follow on Twitter   More from About.com Living with Depression By obtaining the correct medical intervention and learning better coping skills, you can not only live with depression, but live well. More> 9 Symptoms of Depression If you have experienced five or more of these symptoms within the same two week period, this could be indicative of an episode of depression. More> This newsletter is written by: Marcia Purse Bipolar Disorder Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Bipolar Disorder newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Must Reads What Is Bipolar Disorder? Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder Treatment of Bipolar Disorder Our Community for Bipolar Disorder Advertisement