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Originally Posted by hamster-bamster
I was right. Depression is not necessary. Wikipedia:
Bipolar disorder or bipolar affective disorder (historically known as manic-depressive disorder) is a psychiatric diagnosis for a mood disorder in which people experience disruptive mood swings that encompass a frenzied state known as mania (or hypomania) and, usually, symptoms of depression.
Bipolar disorder is defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated energy levels, cognition, and mood with or without one or more depressive episodes. |
Makes me wonder how they can call it "bipolar" in someone with only manic episodes.....how is it bipolar when there is no other 'pole'?!
That's certainly not MY problem...I'm all over the flippin' map. As for the OP, I don't know if I'd call their problem bipolar, but of course I'm a nurse, not a doctor, and I can't diagnose anything. It does seem unusual, and it would be fascinating to find out what a doctor would think of it.
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Gabapentin 1200 mg
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