There are two sides to bipolar disorder: The "Lows" (depression) and the "Highs" (mania)
Manic symptoms:
Depressive symptoms: Most common symptoms
Manic symptoms:
- Feelings of euphoria, abnormal excitement, or elevated mood
- Talking very rapidly or excessively
- Needing less sleep than normal, yet still having plenty of energy
- Feeling agitated, irritable, hyper, or easily distracted
- Engaging in risky behavior such as lavish spending, impulsive sexual encounters, or ill-advised business decisions
Depressive symptoms: Most common symptoms
- Severe depression
- No interest in activities you once enjoyed
- Loss of energy
- Difficulty sleeping—either sleeping too much or not at all
- Changes in appetite—eating too much or too little
- Difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
- Substance Abuse