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MOOD Swings vs BIPOLAR Affective DISORDER | FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIST (Dr Das)
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- The normal mood swings of everyday life verses Bipolar Affective Disorder as a mental illness is the topic of today's vid. The two are very different and today I'm breaking down the signs, behaviours and treatment for Bipolar including when hospital is needed.
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Thank you Dr Das. I had to share this Predator catcher channel. Perhaps you could do a few videos on both the Dodgy excuses and other defense mechanisms used by the Predator, and insight on the Interviewing catcher. I look forward to linking such a video to the Community.
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I’m bipolar 2. It took until I was in my 50s to get a diagnosis because I don’t have crazy manic episodes. I had been on every antidepressant known to man because the depression was so long and intractable. Nothing worked except Prozac which made me incredibly manic. I didn’t sleep for days at a time and I have never been happier in my life. Sort of tragic when they took me off. Of course the doc I had then didn’t see the correlation. I KNEW something was wrong with me. But sadly, it’s typical for doctors not to believe women or to dismiss patients because they pontificate instead of listening.
I’ve been with my current doc for 7 years. He sorted me out very quickly. I love him (in the correct way as an excellent psychiatrist.) I followed him when his practice moved an hour from where I live. Now I will be moving several states away and am working with my insurance to still cover seeing him via Zoom. The right doctor is unbelievably important. Don’t be afraid to doctor shop til you find a good fit.
I'm so sorry you had such a hard go of it earlier on. I can relate. It's wonderful that you have found a doctor who can treat you now, and I'm sure your life is much better for it. It's unfortunate that you are having to move further away but hopefully your insurance won't make a fuss. Much love to and luck in your journey ❤
@@corpuschristine83 thanks. It’s a common story in American healthcare, I’m afraid.
I'm really glad to hear you found a decent psychiatrist, Deb.
It's just a shame it took you so long to get the support you deserve.
Deb. I'm so glad you finally have some resolve
Damn. I hope you didn't bring children to the world. When I worked Psychiatry I pushed for mother's to loose their children to the state. I Don't believe that bipolar women should have rights to bear children due to their mental instability.
I said to my psychatrist when mannic, "but I like mania."
My doctor rarely made jokes but he looked at me, and smiled and in a deep African accent he said
"Yezz, bud dear, no one else lykez you wen your manic"..
We both laughed and I got the point. Xx
😂I would have laughed!
Ain't that the truth!! 🤣 🤣 🤣
Sometimes humour is the best medicine.
Thank you for addressing Bipolar Affective Disorder. I am not really in the frame of mind to comment on it at length right now, but I was diagnosed about 13 yrs ago now and have been on disability for 10 of those. It has affected my life in ways that are actually hard for me to grasp sometimes. I just wanted to reach out to anyone else on here that has had to live with this disorder and the stigma and appropriation that comes with it to let them know there are others out there. Again, thank you Dr. Das. O love your channel, Keep it up ❤
No problem, CC.
I'm sorry to hear what you've been going through.
Thank you, sending you healing vibes 💜
This is a story of my best buddy he had bipolar disorder. His bipolar problems were very cyclic. You knew he was starting to have problems when he would start waking up early on the morning. He would start talking quickly and moving quickly. If you really looked at him his eyes appeared very glassy and focused. My buddy was bright, articulate and a jokester. He would just speed up . . He told me he loved being manic it was euphoric. He would eventually start acting silly and delusional after he had been awake for days and days. He was never violent or ugly he didn't get arrested etc.. but he could never hold a job. He was on mental disability here in the states. He would do silly things like put gas in his bike. Thank goodness he didn't have any money or gas would have gone everywhere. One time he fed his mother the last supper, put on a Toga; told us he was Jesus, and he started walking in the direction of the international airport. His poor mother would have to call the sheriff's department to pick him up so he could be involuntarily committed to the state pyschiatric hospital. He would stay there for months. They would release him and he would sit in his mom's den slumped over with eyes glued to TV. It was incredibly sad. It would take him up to 8 months to start coming out of that deep depression. The older he got he said it got worse. This would occur around every three years. I think he got tired of his medicine and just quit taking it. I totally believe in medical science and meds will only get better, so there is alot of hope of getting it under control and having a fruitfull and fulling life.
Sounds intense, Claudia. Thanks for sharing
Hi Dr. Das,
I don't mean to sound harsh or intense. I'm just giving you my American perspective and opinion of what may happen to Chad and Lori. I could be completely wrong. I do think Lori was and is still insane and Chad is off his rocker as well. It is hard for me find sympathty and compassion for a man when asked if he had killed the children just..... laughed.
Came over here from Joshua Miles and I'm impressed. My ex husband was bipolar 1 and I think you've done the best job explaining it that I've ever heard. It was always abundantly clear when he was manic. He stopped all meds, wouldn't sleep for days, claimed he had an explosion of ideas and would start many projects within days, sometimes he would pick one to be hyper focused on. He would quit whatever job he had, just walk off and leave without saying anything. He spent money like it meant nothing and was very promiscuous. He said he felt like superman and i believe him. Inevitably he would "come down" and would be a total wreck. Extremely depressed, seemed to feel very guilty and ashamed and would sometimes become abusive. Then he would level out for awhile and before I knew it, he would begin the cycle again. As awful as he was separate from his illness, this is not something I would wish on anyone. It has wreaked havoc on everyone he's ever had any type of connection with and many he hasn't. He's in his late 30s now and I can see a physical manifestation of the damage this disease has done and it is heartbreaking.
Sad
When I was 19 I was diagnosed with PMS. At the this time it was a relief to me to understand why sometimes I would become suicidal and depressed. Having gotten the diagnosis helped me because I knew that in a few days the feelings would pass. In my early 30s after the birth of my 3rd child I developed PMDD. This was much more difficult because the symptoms would last a week before my period and for a few days around ovulation. However, about 3 years ago I began seeing a Psychiatrist. He had a friend who had done a study on women who were diagnosed with PMDD and his conclusion was that the vast majority of them actually had bipolar disorder. So my Dr changed my diagnosis from PMDD to what he called a rapid cycling bipolar diagnosis. I am 51 and although I have not gone through menopause I no longer have any eggs so I don't bleed. But I still have a cycle of hormones. I am very consistent and synced up with my daughter who is 19. I know when she is going to get her period because I have the regular low back pain and breast tenderness etc. I am very frustrated with this Dr because he is old and just not willing to hear me when I tell him I have never been manic. Have you ever heard of rapid cycling bipolar disorder?
Hi Gem,
yes I have heard of rapid cycling bipolar disorder, though have never personally assessed a case.
If your psychiatrist doesn't believe you, perhaps you need to change doctors?
Cyclothymia (sp?) maybe?
Thanks for this. The fact that a person’s stressful/demanding job could cause manic looking symptoms is very helpful to me and hopefully my brother.
I'm at your service, Celeste.
Does your brother have a particularly stressful job?
@@APsychForSoreMinds He’s a line cook at a French Restaurant. I’ve been looking into the food industry and seems like(with his confirmation) that it’s a very toxic environment. A bit of a fraternity type of feel. They know it sucks but everyone has to tough it out and then mete out the same treatment they received to newcomers.
You missed 2 of my all time favourite celebrities that are/were open about being bipolar. Carrie Fisher & Stephen Fry. Stephen Fry’s documentary about his bipolar is what sent me to the doctor. I had a traumatic childhood, self medicated with drugs and alcohol and then got pregnant with my first child in 2001. Once pregnant, the drugs and alcohol stopped and the depression overwhelmed me. I gave birth and got taken to the hospital and diagnosed with postnatal depression. Went on all sorts of different antidepressants with no real success. Then after the birth of my second child, I watch the documentary and someone on it said that bipolar is often misdiagnosed because no one goes to the doctor when they’re feeling good. At this stage I was in a manic stage and was not sleeping, spending money I didn’t have, shoplifting, locking myself outside so the kids “couldn’t kill my buzz”. 13 years later and with the help of my doctor, my bipolar is somewhat under control. I still have deep depression, but the manic side is more manageable. I think Stephen Fry may be responsible for saving my life.
Loved this, being bipolar 1 and people not understanding how different that is to bipolar 2 or mood swings associated with other properly diagnosed psychiatric conditions (I do also have severe borderline personality disorder which once properly medicated for my bipolar I’ve received extensive psychological treatment to manage), or just when people experience mood swings and say ‘I’m bipolar’ self diagnosing or saying other people are has always been very difficult to try to explain and the commonality of statements like that really disrespectfully minimise living with and experiencing actual bipolar disorders, but it does show how stigmatised and misunderstood the condition still is unfortunately. I’ve been dedicated to maintaining my medication for 11 years now though after finally realising that my bipolar was a legitimate threat to my life and hospitalising myself until I had been properly medicated, it’s allowed me to work on the other disorders requiring intense psychological work to improve my ability to function and my quality of life, but I’ll definitely be sharing this with a few people! Also you missed my favourite celebrity advocate who tirelessly worked to destigmatise bipolar disorder, Carrie fisher (RIP) 😢
I was thinking of Carrie Fisher! Also Stephen Fry, I thought would be mentioned.
@@Julia-LArt my golly gosh, absolutely seconded there! Stephen Fry is one of the most incredibly fascinating, hugely entertaining regardless of context, naturally genius people to walk this earth… which is why if I could have dinner and drinks with ONE person, he’d be my pick. That man has seen it, done it, been through it, and is not only a British natural treasure but a treasure to the world. Doing my people proud!
Im here from Joshua Miles channel! Cant wait to check out the content here!
Welcome Ms Brown!
I hope you enjoy the rest of the videos. Do me a favour, and spread the love by telling all your friends and enemies about this channel.
Thanks
Just come across and wanted to say thank you! I have bipolar type 1 and it's so frustrating when people diagnose themselves because they have mood swings. I'm relatively functional (although did nearly lose my job over my behaviour in a manic phase - luckily this was dropped). However, this means that it has taken me 12 years to get the correct diagnosis after previously having been diagnosed with cyclothymia, despite having episodes which feature psychotic symptoms. Luckily I have an amazing psychiatrist who has helped a lot and I'm now on lithium alongside my usual lamotrigine which seems to be helping. It really upsets me how misinformed people are. My employers have really not understood the extent of the illness and I work in mental health support so I can only imagine what it's like for other people.
so glad to hear it.
I adore this channel and I especially find the case studies fascinating. Perhaps you might consider making videos strictly about case studies (for example, 5 case studies of patients with Bipolar, Schizophrenia…etc).
Looking back, one of the hardest things before diagnosis and treatment was the physical?/chemical? inability to experience pleasure when depressed. I cannot believe how much I still did when all I wanted was for things to be over. The only blessing of depression is that it’s when I sought help - would never have done that otherwise. Even in a recent hypomanic episode during a medication change - with all my treatment - I refused to acknowledge it because I felt great.
Staying euthymic!
When I was ill, a lady with bpd came into the hospital. She was a Queen with blankets as her robe and a cardboard toilet tray as a crown, she was obviously in mania. She was mortified when they brought her down. I felt so bad for her.
Thank you Dr. Das it erks me when people that self diagnose themselves, especially those that have a "miracle treatment", or "Woo woo treatment", when they say... Oh I was Bipolar, or I am bi polar and you just need to do like I did... As for Mania... I'm always the last to know when I'm experiencing mania, and only fully realize i had a manic episode as i slide into depression, which is compounded by the fallout... Lose of funds, damaged friendships.
Hello Dr Das, I writing some time after hearing this video initially. Would you kindly please explain how one should react to patients who dispel the disordered thinking contained in the Schizophrenic partbof the Bipolar Disorder. This would be extremely helpful as I have found that family members, for instance of such a patient are at a loss of knowing how to respond in order to avoid causing the anxiety and possible paranoia which might set forth the negative traits which could include abuse of alcohol, et al? Thank you.
Before my evaluation, 8 years ago, my psykologist thought I might have bipolar type 2. Because I got hypomania on antidepressants (SSRI), and every 2 years, I got into a deep depression. I had a lot of mood swings in between. It turned out that I had borderline after evaluation. Is it common for the two diagnoses to be confused?
It's now almost 5 years since I was declared mentally healthy, or I should say got rid of my diagnosis. Except for those I was given when I was 18, which was depressive episodes, GAD, and eating disorder, but I don't have those problems anymore. But, it took a lot of work on myself and therapy to get mentally healthy.
It’s a long time since I’ve heard flight of ideas. How about some Knight’s move thinking? Your channel makes me nostalgic
For the type 2 if you take out all of the medical terms and look at it from a perspective that, throughout life you will face tribulations, as you learn from your success and from your mistakes that everyone on earth has faced. You will also feel ambitious as you learn. Will you feel down? Ya mon. If you didn't feel down how would you know what up is?
I suggest you open your own practice, I’d definitely recommend you, your simple, happy, happy to lucky, and calm. You’d be very successful.
errr... ok. sure
Great information. I think I've out lived my Celexa dosage
Love the channel please fix your audio turn up your microphone I have to put my TV or phone on 100 to hear you
Will do, fam
In the event you experience symptoms that are concerning speak to a doctor you trust. And maybe another one. Self-diagnosis seems to be hypochondria, confusion, or attention seeking. If you're concerned enough to diagnose yourself show enough concern to seek treatment.
Very interesting as usual👍🙋
Glad you think so!
Yaa but many psychiatrist are also overdiagnosing bipolar disorder. Especially people having mood swing diagnosed with cyclothymia
Hi, I have a question about a specific type of “bipolar” like disorder I suffered from, but could never find any information about. I would experience a week of depression right before a menstrual cycle, and about half way through a cycle I would become very manic like. I would have huge bursts of energy, my mind would go into overdrive, and I would get tons of work done, my mind would just lighten up with ideas, much faster talking, and thinking. I remember my boss asking for several reports and being in this heightened state, and having every one of them done by the next morning. Her response was just “wow!” I didn’t really like the feeling though even though a lot got done. I felt out of control, and avoided talking to people, and at the end there would be a huge crash. Is this something different? Related to over sensitivity to hormones? Once the menstrual cycle started I’d be completely wiped out for days. It was not pleasant. I don’t get that anymore since Im post menopausal. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone!😢
The cuddly lion isn’t in this video.. so it’s not in all your videos 🙁
He's in my latest video Hannah, 5K AMA. Check it out here ruclips.net/video/8WRODFpl2gQ/видео.html
euphoria turns into dysphoric state , my experience is antidepressant’s work
Can a person be diagnosed with BPD II and ADHD? I think I have ADHD but I've definitely been diagnosed with BPD II and clinically depressed. I know stimulants can cause a person with BPD to go manic. I've also heard they have the opposite effect on those with ADHD. So if it is possible to have both diagnosis, what is the best way to treat them?
I am currently taking Wellbutrin. It works so-so. Prozac & zoloft didn't work. I was on effexor for a long time but didn't feel like it was helping as much as I wanted, either.
I do need to find and see a psychiatrist and I started the process but hit a bump (admittedly a small one), got discouraged and didn't follow through.
As for this video, it was interesting to learn there's an actual term for an average person's baseline mood. I always explained that, it seems, most people's baseline mood is a 5 and neurotypical people fluctuate between like 3 & 7 and RARELY a 2 or 8. For me, it's like my baseline is a 3 and fluctuates between a 1 & 5 So my odd "good" day is like a neurotypical person's "normal" baseline day. REALLY RARELY, I might get to a 6 and also rarely, but more common then a 6, I'll drop to a 0 (those are very very bad days, indeed).
If someone is living with bi polar disorder, should they once they have received the correct 'analysis and treatment', be able to become a valuable member of their local community. What if they 'lack the motivation' to do so. Would many 'living with bi polar' have this problem. How would you 'motivate' them to 'move on' with their life? Would many view their 'disorder' as a means whereby they can 'justify to themselves' that 'society' must 'look after them' for the rest of their lives? How would you know if 'behaviours' are 'triggered' by bi polar disorder or are being 'triggered' by other factors? Would previous 'abuse' of the individual and 'lack of support' or 'manipulation' cause 'mood swings'? Could they have unresolved 'anger' issues due to 'abuse' either emotional or physical. Would this not cause 'mood swings'? How do you known that an individual has had the 'correct' psychiatric diagnosis? Do a group of psychiatrists ever 'review' the diagnosis of an individual who simply never seems to make any 'progress' in life? 'That's how it is with 'X' seems to be the diagnosis that many seem to be 'given'. Their 'past' seems to be 'glossed over' and their carers seem to have 'written them off'.
Surely everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity. If Frank Sinatra could dream of a 'White Christmas' should others not be allowed to do the same. Many seem to have left 'in the care' of 'organisations' Whose 'long term goal' is their own profitability and 'keeping' their 'good name' in society. Do the 'needs and wants' of individuals 'living' with bi polar disorder not need to be 'properly addressed '? Can low skilled 'support workers' actually provide the 'correct' care and also have the 'ability', 'skills' and 'knowledge' to provide this care? With Psychiatrists having less and less time to see and assess 'patients', what is to stop 'bad practice' and incorrect 'support' being given by poorly trained and incompetent staff who in some instances simply only care about 'easy money' and are only 'committed' to themselves and how the outside community sees them? It's the same reason that Jimmy Saville did his 'charity work'. Bi polar disorder is a 'serious' condition to be living with. Why do those living with this and similar disorders and conditions have to bear further 'harm' by being 'cared for' by individuals who in any other 'profession' would not be allowed to 'practice'.
I have noticed in people who entertain significant daily mood swings, a penchant for fighting and arguing and criticism... i.e. sick with fighting. I speak of people who simply make surroundings really unpleasant.
Hello, I see this video is a year old, so not sure if I’ll get a response. I’m 38 years old. When I was 15 I was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder. Coincidentally I was in foster care at the time. I was never told if it was type 1 or 2. I had a very turbulent childhood and a number of toxic relationships. I got pregnant at the age of 14, so needless to say there were many reasons for me to feel emotionally unstable. As I became an adult and my life stabilized I started thinking maybe it wasn’t true. I was having way less extreme highs and lows. My husband also had been kind of in denial about the diagnosis until more recently. I quit a job that I really loved because my boss was a very dishonest person and I didn’t feel like I could stay there anymore. Then I went from that job straight into another with only 4 days in between. In hindsight I know that it was way too much change for me and I had a lot of bad feeling about quitting. I had no idea that it even started or what was happening to me until it was over but I had a huge manic episode. I only knew I felt a little anxious, restless, and excited. I didn’t see it as negative. I felt like I wanted to change things. I went to the hardware store by myself, bought paint, shelving, rearranged my bedroom, and started a renovation project. (Not normal for me…) my husband thought it was ambitious. Then I decided at the spur of the moment I was ready to get my nose pierced. Went to a tattoo parlor to get it done, made an appointment to get a tattoo while I was there. (I now have a tattoo.) These types of things went on over the period of a month while I was sleeping for about 4 hours a night, working 4 days a week, doing some crazy stuff on my days off and feeling like I had plenty of energy to do it all. My husband starting freaking out about the piercing and tattoo. He thought I was going nuts and I didn’t want to be with him anymore. (He hates tattoos.) we started fighting badly and I think that was what brought me back down. I was depressed for a while after that. I felt like I wanted to die. I’m doing better again now but have low energy. (I also have fibromyalgia.) I’m curious about your take on this.
amazing as always. i will buy your book. love your interesting channel
Hope you enjoy it!
“Im bipolar!” usually means “i cant control my emotions”
I also have many relatives who have had manic depression, which I believe is bipolar disorder?
yep - manic depression is the old name for it
Great video, thank you. I watched you live on Psych2Go - you are an excellent psych. I have a lot of experience in this field professionally and personally. I have lots of questions for you, but don’t wish to bombard you.
Do you know of Dr. Peter Breggin? If so what do you think of him and the anti-psychiatry movement. (He’s a psychiatrist - that does not believe in medication.) I would be interested to hear your opinion.
Finally congrats for being on Psych2Go!
That’s such a great channel and hopefully you’ll get many more followers from them.
Happy evening.
Julia
Many thanks for the props, Julia.
I'm afraid I've never heard of Dr Breggin.
rapid cycling with mixed states
Is there a difference between bipolar and manic depression? Or am I right in thinking bipolar is the more ‘accepted’ term for manic depression?
Hello, you say that anti-psychotics are not a good long term treatment for no-polar. What is something you’d recommend instead?
Hi Hannah.
Mood Stabilises.
Lithium and sodium valproate are probably the most well-known. But like all medications, they have side-effects.
@@APsychForSoreMinds so they won’t allow sodium valproate for a woman of child bearing age. From what I understand lithium requires multiple blood tests to maintain the correct levels. Do you think the adverse affects of long term anti-psychotics are negative enough that lithium is a preferable treatment in every respect?
do you think it is ever a good idea for someone who is bi-polar type 2 and medicated for it to also regularly take stimulants? I know someone who swears up and down that it doesn't affect her bi-polar disorder OR her medication's efficacy, but would then have the wildest bouts of mania that made her life unlivable, whereas without it, she was functional.
Hi Jen,
definitely not a good idea! It massively increases the risk of a manic episode.
@@APsychForSoreMinds that's what I said/thought too; thanks for provin me right, Das!
Just to comment on this from an unusual perspective, I’m bipolar 1, had been diagnosed as such for 15 years, did the unfortunately typical ‘take my meds oh I feel better I’ll stop taking them ok now I’m totally destroyed again’ thing and ‘I miss some of the feelings during manic episodes’ as well before realising I DID have to do a psych hospital stay to get properly medicated because my behaviours were a serious threat to my life, since that hospitalisation I’ve been committed to knowing I need to remain medicated. HOWEVER, 15 years after my diagnosis, I was FINALLY actually diagnosed as also having ADHD. I’m Australian so because medications like dexamphatamines for ADHD treatment can be very dangerous to prescribe for people like me, I had to have a second psychiatrist assess me to then get an authority script and obviously be monitored VERY closely when starting medication for that, but fortunately for me it was very successful, and being appropriately medicated for my ADHD (since my brain chemistry means that the appropriate dexamphetamine sulfate dosage doesn’t act as a stimulant for me, but kinda works the opposite way), made an incredibly positive impact to my daily life and ability to function. So there are cases where thorough medical assessment and diagnosis result in what is technically a stimulant medication can be highly beneficial in unique people, but it does need to be VERY carefully assessed, diagnosed, and monitored. Obviously that’s a case of brain chemistry and proper medical and psychiatric care with assessment by multiple professionals though, it was a requirement for me to be prescribed medication for the ADHD since I have Bipolar 1 and other psychiatric diagnoses and the risks of giving stimulants inappropriately to people with bipolar are very high, and I would definitely say that recreational use of illicit stimulants is incredibly dangerous and exacerbates the condition (unfortunately lived experience during manic episodes when I was I medicated), but I just thought I’d share an example of a situation where medically an appropriately prescribed stimulant with constant monitoring by professionals can be beneficial.
Heck no
You should do a video on dudes that want to eat women. Thinks you docs call that cannibalism.
I believe I have type 2 bipolar, usually trust triggers it. I have about 3/4 dark days, sometimes it comes with paranoia but anxiety brings it on. But when I come out of it, I have a few days of hypomania.
Bipolar disorder is never situational. Basically, what's happening around you does not create your mood.
Good to really know the difference Doctor.Thankyou.😺
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Bro: your sound is bad and frustrating because your material is soooo good! So make your info worse or your audio better! 😂
it’s trauma