Bi-Polar http://bear.healthblogs.org Just another HealthBlogs.org weblog Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:54:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 en WHAT IS BI-POLAR AND WHO GETS IT? http://bear.healthblogs.org/2008/10/03/hello-world/ http://bear.healthblogs.org/2008/10/03/hello-world/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:53:16 +0000 bear Bi-Polar is a disease to where people’s emotions have extreme changes in their moods, energy and behavior. They alternate or switch between two opposite emotions (Bi) means two and (Polar) means opposite.  People with bipolar disorder cannot control their mood changes.  Manic depression is another name for Bi-Polar disorder.  Examples of Manic Highs are excited,restless,can not sleep,invincible,rapid speech,recklessness.  Whereas examples of Depression are sad,empty,worthlessness,helplessness,tired and slowed down, suicidal, spend weeks in bed.

Now we think who get Bi-Polar well there is no favortism out there it affects both males and females in equal numbers it can develop at any age.  Bi-Polar tends to run in families about 80-90 percent of people with Bi-Polar have relatives with depression. 

CAUSES OF BI-POLAR ———————NO ONE KNOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are 4 types of Bi-Polar

1. Bi-Polar I which is most serious

2. Bi-Polar II

3. Cyclothymia

4. Bi-Polar NOS

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