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About Bipolar Disorder
Understanding Bipolar DisorderSymptoms of Bipolar DisorderPeople with Bipolar Disorder experience extreme mood swings that can take three different forms: manic, depressive, and mixed episodes. Symptoms can include both a lowering of mood (depression) and an exaggerated elevation of mood (mania).
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PRINT PAGE SHARE PAGE The symptoms of Bipolar Disorder are thought to be caused by an imbalance of key chemicals in the brain. Symptoms may differ depending on whether they accompany a manic, depressive, or mixed episode.
Manic episodes
In a manic episode, some people with Bipolar Disorder may experience an elevated (extremely happy) mood, often described as feeling "on top of the world." Others may feel very agitated and act uncooperative and aggressive, which can be frightening for themselves and others. Patients often report that these episodes result in consequences that must be dealt with after the symptoms fade.
A diagnosis for major depressive episode requires having a depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure in activities a person used to enjoy. In addition, four of the following symptoms must also be present nearly every day for at least two weeks:
Significant weight loss when not dieting or weight gain (i.e., a change of more than 5% of body weight in a month), or decrease or increase in appetite
Insomnia or hypersomnia (excessive sleeping) nearly every day
Feeling restless or sluggish to the point that others notice
Fatigue or loss of energy
Feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt
Diminished ability to think or concentrate, or indecisiveness
Recurrent thoughts of death (not just fear of dying), recurrent suicidal thoughts without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt or a specific plan for committing suicide
A diagnosis for a manic episode includes either an elevated or an irritable mood lasting at least a week plus three or more of the following symptoms:
Talking too fast or too much
Risky or impulsive behavior, like sexual promiscuity or excessive spending sprees
Needing little sleep
Being easily distracted (your attention shifts between many topics in just a few minutes)
Having an inflated feeling of power, greatness, or importance
Intense focus on goal-directed activity
Racing thoughts
Depressive episodes
The symptoms of a depressive episode are often characterized by feeling “low” or “blue.” They include an overwhelming feeling of emptiness or sadness, a lack of energy, a loss of interest in things, trouble concentrating, changes in normal sleep or appetite, and/or thoughts of dying or suicide.
A mixed episode includes symptoms that are both manic and depressive. Mixed episodes may be the most disabling episodes, since they involve both manic and depressive symptoms occurring at the same time. A person may feel excited or anxious but irritated and depressed at the same time.
ABILIFY® (aripiprazole) treats Bipolar I Disorder. A person with Bipolar I Disorder may experience manic or mixed episodes as well as depression.
A diagnosis for a major depressive episode requires having a depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure in activities a person used to enjoy. In addition, four of the following symptoms must also be present nearly every day for at least two weeks:
Significant weight loss when not dieting or weight gain (i.e., a change of more than 5% of body weight in a month), or decrease or increase in appetite
Insomnia or hypersomnia (excessive sleeping) nearly every day
Feeling restless or sluggish to the point that others notice
Fatigue or loss of energy
Feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt
Diminished ability to think or concentrate, or indecisiveness
Recurrent thoughts of death (not just fear of dying), recurrent suicidal thoughts without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt or a specific plan for committing suicide
Mixed episodes
A mixed episode includes symptoms that are both manic and depressive.
ABILIFY (aripiprazole) is used for the treatment of manic or mixed episodes associated with Bipolar I Disorder in adults and in pediatric patients 10 to 17 years of age.
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