Manic Depression Symptoms
If you believe that you or someone
you love is suffering from manic depression symptoms,
it is important to educate yourself on the disorder;
manic depression symptoms are many times easy to recognize,
although they share common traits with other disorders.
The most common manic depression symptoms are simply
severe mood swings, involving extreme periods of highs
and lows, sometimes with periods of normal moods between.
Manic depression symptoms may appear at any age. However,
most manic depression symptoms occur first in young
adults. Whatever the age and no matter the severity,
manic depression symptoms must be diagnosed accurately
and quickly for the benefit and safety of the person
who suffers from the illness.
Manic depression symptoms include
alterations in mood, energy, activity levels, sleep,
appetite, sex drive, and cognition. The most striking
symptoms of manic depression is the syndrome of mania,
to which a diagnosis is rarely made. The manic depression
symptom of mania is characterized by euphoria or irritability.
In addition, patients with mania tend to have a mood
that is easily changed - they are easily moved to anger,
tears, or laughter, sometimes very rapidly following
one another. Another manic depression symptom are delusions.
For example, a person may believe they are a prophet
or messiah. Also, a person experiencing mania will be
extremely energetic, overactive, hypersexual, impulsive,
and will need very little sleep. Their speech will be
rapid and they will fly from idea to idea.
The depressive phase shows different
manic depression symptoms. It is characterized by low
mood and decreased energy. Lack of interest and activity,
increased sleep, and delusions are also manic depression
symptoms of the depressive phase.
Some people that suffer from manic
depression symptoms have only mild mood swings and never
experience extreme or psychotic symptoms. These individuals
are said to have cyclothymia, which may be a mild, genetically
related form of manic depression. Other people that
suffer from manic depression symptoms may experience
alternating but opposite syndromes of mania and depression,
that is having mixed symptoms of mania either at the
same time or the same day. This is called "mixed
mania".
With almost all cases of manic depression,
drug or alcohol abuse is involved as a sort of self-medication.
This can be devastating or even fatal, as alcohol and
drug self-medication only will make the manic depression
symptoms more severe and may even eliminate the periods
of "normalcy" experienced by forcing swings
from mania to depression.
When alcohol and or drug abuse is
experienced, combined with the manifestations of manic
depression symptoms, immediate treatment is crucial,
and is urged. At Spencer Recovery Centers, clients receive
more than just the treatment that a detox center provides.
Spencer Recovery Centers understands that in this case, successful
recovery from substance abuse requires successful treatment
of manic depression. A combination of group therapy,
individual counseling, and medication is utilized to
ensure successful of a client based on their unique
needs.
Located in California and Florida,
Spencer Recovery Centers provides a serene, relaxing
environment so that a client can focus on their treatment
and recovery. If you or someone you love is suffering
from substance abuse and manic depression symptoms,
please contact Spencer Recovery Centers today for more
information on treatment options and programs. 800.399.3612
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