Bipolar Depression Symptoms-And How to Treat Them

Bipolar mood disorder has been described as the way in which a person switches between being manic and depresive. This movement from one state to another can really affect the personality of that person, not to mention their behaviour. There are a few common symptoms that we can recognise as the result of bipolar depression.

Bipolar depression symptoms

First of all the manic mode. When in this state patients have described feelings of euphoria and extreme pleasure. This can lead to extreme bouts of creativity and indeed many great artists and writers have been diagnosed as "suffering" from manic depessive disorders.

On the other side of the coin bipolar depression sufferers may also talk almost non-stop and yet feel that they are having a hard time getting their poitn across. Moving away from the good points of being extremely creative, it's also possible that a sufferer can become hostile with a tendency to vandalise and even hallucinate upon ocassion.

When those people hit the bottom end, the deep depression if you will, the person can lose all hope, lose interest in his work and family and exhibit a need to sleep throughout the day. They almost switch off from life completely. More physical symptoms can include headaches and stomach aches.

Treatments available

So how can one go about treating such a problem? SSRI's otherwise known as Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have proven to be effective. These increase the use of serotonin - a low level of which has been found to be one of the main causes of depression. Medication combined with forms of therapy are generally believed to be the most effective combination.