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[quote="Raziel"]I scored 21, one more point it would suggest that I'm Bipolar and so I just have a 2% change that I am. I'm slighly irritated by that.[/quote]
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<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%" class="forumline"> <tr> <th class="thCornerL" width="22%" height="26">Author</th> <th class="thCornerR">Message</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>rixxar12</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 11:40 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Got 48, really high. <br /> <br />Diagnosed with Bipolar type 2 like three weeks ago.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>VtMomBear</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 4:01 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>davidgolfpro wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">hi VTMOMBEAR, <br /> <br />have you got AS too?</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />Nope, sons & DH do, I've got bi-polar II and PTSD (dx'd)</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>davidgolfpro</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 2:29 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">hi VTMOMBEAR, <br /> <br />have you got AS too?</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>VtMomBear</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 2:23 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>davidgolfpro wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">I scored 45!</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />Me too. <br /> <br />Have been dx'd BP2 so not surprised.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>davidgolfpro</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 7:15 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I scored 45!</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>OddDuckNash99</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 6:50 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Self-test for Bipolar</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Kalinda wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"> <br />I don't even have depressive lows, so why the heck am I schizoaffective???</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br />If you've had a psychotic manic episode, but the psychotic symptoms didn't go away after your mood returned to baseline, you fall into the category of schizoaffective, bipolar type. Some schizoaffectives are "depressive type," where they have psychotic depressive episodes only (no mania), and the psychosis doesn't go away after their mood returns to normal. So, if you've only had a manic (or mixed) episode, you still would be classified as schizoaffective. Also, chances are that you would experience a depressive episode at some point if you weren't taking medication.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Kalinda</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:36 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Self-test for Bipolar</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>sunshower wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">A useful little self-test for those who suspect they may have Bipolar disorder. <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/public/bipolardisorder/self-test.cfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/public/bipolardisorder/self-test.cfm</a> <br /> <br />I scored 28.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />I don't even have depressive lows, so why the heck am I schizoaffective???</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>exemplar</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 8:13 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Scored 41</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>UnBored</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 4:03 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Nope, deffo not bi polar then i guess.... My moods are pretty steady... I definitely don't get lows the way they're described.. and i guess i don't get the highs either... <br /> <br />Well, i'd always wondered if there was a possibility, esp over the last year, just now i see it written down and explained i guess there's no chance im bi polar. My lows this last year have been purely down to the situation ive been in, and that was down to plain old not knowing wtf had been going on over something.... Now it's sorted it's back to plain old steady moods, yay me.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Raziel</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 3:53 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>sunshower wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">I'm on Valproate (Epilim) and it's been a lifesaver for me. Lithium wasn't all that effective and had way worse side effects whereas I get next to no side effects from Epilim so long as I'm on the right dosage. I have ultradian (ultra ultra rapid) cycling bipolar most recent diagnosis type 1 though previously I was type 2.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />Oh thanks, I totally overlooked you comment first. <br />I really want to try Valproate or Lithium, what works best for me. <br /> <br />I printed out all my Bipolar-tests for my psychiatrist when I see her next time and some studies on Autism and Bipolar. <br /> <br />The problem is with me, that I was depressed most of the time and even when I get hyper, I'm not that outgoing because of my autism. <br />My psychiatrist is still a bit confused because of my symptoms, but she is not an autism expert. <br />So it's not an ideal combination at all and first she tryed a whole bunch of other diagnoses with me but nothing really fit. <br />I was diagnosed befor on autism and she had trouble accepting it.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Mayel</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 3:51 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Raziel wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"> <br />That's totally different and you can just be sure if you get tested. <br /> <br />In Bipolar II depression is usually much more common than hypomania. <br />Hypomania and Mania can last from a view hours to a fiew months. <br /> <br />It really debends how fast you cycle and so on. <br />You can just be sure if you get tested by an expert.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />Thank you. <img src="modules/Forums/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smile" border="0" /> <br />So it depends on cycle-speed. <br />And, of course, to be sure you need to get tested. Makes sense.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Raziel</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 3:48 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Mayel wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Mayel wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">I got 37 on the test. I suspect that I may have BD but I'm not sure. <br />I wanted to ask something: How often do you get Hypomania or Mania? <br />How long can it last? <br />And how often does it occur?</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br />Can anybody answer those questions?</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />That's totally different and you can just be sure if you get tested. <br /> <br />In Bipolar II depression is usually much more common than hypomania. <br />Hypomania and Mania can last from a view hours to a fiew months. <br /> <br />It really debends how fast you cycle and so on. <br />You can just be sure if you get tested by an expert.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Mayel</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 3:24 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Mayel wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">I got 37 on the test. I suspect that I may have BD but I'm not sure. <br />I wanted to ask something: How often do you get Hypomania or Mania? <br />How long can it last? <br />And how often does it occur?</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br />Can anybody answer those questions?</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Raziel</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 2:06 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>sunshower wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">You only get a diagnosis of any mental disorder (including bipolar) if it causes you clinically significant distress in your daily life. If it's not severe enough to be a problem then it's not a disorder and it's considered just part of the spectrum of different personalities in people.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />Right, the only exeption is, so far I know, Ticdisorders (including Tourettes) you get it diagnosed if you have a certain amount of tics in a certain period of time despide the fact if it distresses you or not. That's because otherwise too many people with Tics would fall out. <br /> <br /></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>sunshower wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">Also, if you have type 2 bipolar it's definitely not worth forgoing meds as the depression side is way worse and meds will probably only improve your overall productivity and creativity. In fact, with any type of real full blown bipolar (as opposed to social stereotypes or perhaps cyclothymia in some mild cases) meds are vital and essential to be able to function.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />I totally agree. <br />I went through two years of depression now, without meds, because I had many side effects and doctors didn't really wanted to give me any meds anymore. But I have enough from the depression and everything I really want to try something again so bad. <br /> <br />I want to try lithium or valproic acid, because that's a totally other directions and I haven't tryed them now. <br />(I know that lithium orotate works for me, so I have good changes that lithium carbonate also works for me)</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>sunshower</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 12:11 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>SanityTheorist wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>postpaleo wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>SanityTheorist wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">34...I think I have type 2 bipolar, how would I go about diagnosis? <br /> <br />Also, do you think it is worth forgoing medication to use the lows and highs for more creative artwork?</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />It's only a problem, if it is a problem.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />Explain.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />You only get a diagnosis of any mental disorder (including bipolar) if it causes you clinically significant distress in your daily life. If it's not severe enough to be a problem then it's not a disorder and it's considered just part of the spectrum of different personalities in people. <br /> <br />Also, if you have type 2 bipolar it's definitely not worth forgoing meds as the depression side is way worse and meds will probably only improve your overall productivity and creativity. In fact, with any type of real full blown bipolar (as opposed to social stereotypes or perhaps cyclothymia in some mild cases) meds are vital and essential to be able to function.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> </table>
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