Living with Bipolar Disorder

Living with Bipolar Disorder

Abstract

Bipolar Disorder affects over three million people in this country every year, for some it is a true nightmare and makes their daily lives so unbearable that some can no long deal with it and take their own lives. Some suffer for years having no clue what is wrong with them nor what to do to improve their lives. This illness has been dated back as far as the 1850’s in other countries but until the past few decades has it gained national attentions so that people could be diagnoses properly and the medical field could start to find treatments that would work so even people suffering with the most severe cases of bipolar could function and live productive lives.

What is Bipolar?

Bipolar Disorder is also known as Manic Depression that is a neurological disorder in which serotonin levels in the brain change. This change causes most people’s lives to be like an emotional roller coaster that can easily go out of control. It causes a person to have a large range of highs and lows that affect their moods highs are considered manic and lows are considered depression. These mood swings normally tend to flare up for the first time during a person early twenties but can show up as late as the forties the first time they’re noticed and because it is an illness that will not go away on its own, there is a good chance it will be a lifelong battle. People suffering with this illness, known as Bipolar Disorder, have to deal with the effects in their daily lives, but with proper treatment there is a possibility that they can live productive lives. With the help of an experienced psychiatrist and treatment, it is an illness that can be managed effectively and allow the patient to live a fulfilling life.

The first reports of Bipolar Disorder by medical physician:

This illness can be traced as far back as the 1850’s to France and Germany, but became noticed in this country after World War II. In 1949, Dr John Cade, a...