Hi,
This is my first post. I had my first depression episode in 2000 and then further episodes every year for 6 months until 2007 . In 2007,I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and started lithium.For next 6 years , I did not hit any episode. then it hit again in 2013 december. It is now almost a year since I am in this episode.
My episodes are always depressive and never manic. I never felt high etc during my episodes. Still I responded well to Lithium.
Question is- Am I bipolar or Unipolar? How can i be bipolar if I have never hit a single episode of Maniac. My doctor says -it does not matter as you may hit maniac in future .
If I am unipolar then how come i responded so well to lithium? Lithium is good medicine only for bipolar.