[Puffyprue]

hi everyone..i just want know more about bipolar..i stil dont understand what we called manic episode? i mean how long this manic episode?and when this manic comes?
tthank you everyone

[madisgram]

Originally Posted by puffyprue

hi everyone..i just want know more about bipolar..i stil dont understand what we called manic episode? i mean how long this manic episode?and when this manic comes?
tthank you everyone

prue, the symptoms vary. at the main web page of pc there's a link you can click on to learn more.
but here are some examples of mania: as for manic episodes, it's when you feel exceptionally good, too good if you get my meaning. some bipolars in a manic episode will go on major shopping sprees when they really don't need to buy anything. others will feel such an abundance of energy it's hard to sleep. a girlfirend of mine made an entirely hand sewn quilt in one night because she was manic. it's like you have an enhanced sense of well-being...over the top. often times decisions that are not sound are made while manic. those are a few examples.
the length of a manic episode can vary. the mania has a mind of it's own.
when does the mania start? for a bipolar not on medication it can be at any time. you can go to bed one night ok and the next morning be manic.
there is also a state of psychosis mania for some bipolars. this is when they have delusions of grandeur or do things that have no meaning but they do them anyway...like rent a lear jet for a trip.
other people with bipolar may not have much mania but tend to have more down mood swings-like i have. rarely have i had any real mania of any consequence because my depressive side of bipolar is so low that my mania is more like norms or an agitated state of mind.
so i hope this helps....i use myself as an example of a person who tends not to go over the top but some people do while in a manic state.

[Michah]

Originally Posted by puffyprue

hi everyone..i just want know more about bipolar..i stil dont understand what we called manic episode? i mean how long this manic episode?and when this manic comes?
tthank you everyone

Hi, I had a manic episode at the end of last year which resulted in hospitalisation. I saw auras around trees, I saw all the molecules and atoms that I was made from form and fall apart in front of my eyes, I wrote 2000 word essays in 6 hours( and got pretty good marks surprisingly!) - I was at uni doing science degree, I submitted reports regarding the entire training and code of conduct restructure of a govn. dept in the hospital I worked in to senior management( they politely said that even though it was workable in theory, It needed to be modified to fit the ethos of ALL of QLD Health statewide. At least they were polite!), I did not sleep or eat for about 3 weeks and attempted to solve environmental issues with quantum theory.

Pretty cool had it not had such a horrible fallout! Once I came down from it, I was sick for weeks, my appetite has never returned and the depression was horrific. I was on lithium and antipsychotic but just on lithium now. My doc has since found thyroid and adrenal problems so they are being sorted. I think mania a bit different with everyone but I have good psychiatrist and psychologist so it helps. I was diagnosed BP type 2.

[Pationl]

People will call you manic if you feel extremely good for no specific reason.
A symptom you can have is:
Talk and smile a lot to everybody even strangers.
How long it takes is different in every (hypo)manic episode.

BTW: Everybody a happy, peaceful and stable 2009 and following years