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Old Jul 15, 2014, 11:48 AM
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1.Can bipolar 2 turn into type1? 2.Can you experience mixed episodes in typ2? Sorry for the questions my inet explorer is lousy and i prefer to ask the people

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Old Jul 15, 2014, 11:50 AM
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Are you seeing a P.doc?

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Old Jul 15, 2014, 11:55 AM
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Ive been referred , i was suppose to go see a pyscologist but i went into mania now my doc is arranging a pyciatrist appointment and monitering me while i come down off citalopram .
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Old Jul 15, 2014, 12:07 PM
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it's not exactly turn into Bipolar 1. It was only that when you're diagnosed with 2, the symptoms of 1 aren't present or obvious. The diagnosis can def change when your doc feels possible.

I am still bipolar 2, though i get mixed or rapid cycling at times. i have no idea why it's still 2. may be the doc thinks it's too early, just out of the blue, or smth. at times i get psychosis without mood problems, but yea...
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Old Jul 15, 2014, 12:17 PM
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Bipolar 1 means depression and mania, bipolar 2 means depression and hypomania. Whether you're rapid cycling or mixed doesn't matter, it's the manic phase that makes the difference.
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Old Jul 15, 2014, 01:03 PM
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Like others have said, you are type 2 if you have had hypomania but never mania. If you have an episode of mania the diagnosis changes from type 2 to type 1. It is possible to have a mixed state in type 2 (hypomania and depression mix). In DSM-IV mixed state was only in type 1, but that was changed in DSM-V to allow for mixed states in both types.
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Old Jul 15, 2014, 01:17 PM
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have a manic episode to join the bipolar 1 club.
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