If The Swing Creaks, It Needs Grease.
Stacie just recently found out that she has bipolar disorder. She is relieved that she can now seek help for her condition, for which she is also fearful. Shes like this because shes lived many years and no one knew about her situation. Shes now currently seeking treatment to feel better.
Stacie felt really sad for majority of the time. As a child, she would often stay home when she was down. Her parents though it was because she was having small issues with her friends because other days Stacie was happy and energetic. She would talk really fast and hop around from doing this and doing that, since she was filled with so much energy. Stacie lived like this for a really long time until last year when Stacie got laid off from her job. This brought upon a great deal of stress and resulted in more of a ferocious swing, with many "up" and "down" times. Her husband and her friends wanted to know whats wrong but she told them to leave her along and everything was fine.
A few weeks-months later, Stacie could not get out of bed, for she had felt awful and energetic as a rock. Stacie's husband took her to the family doctor which told her to go to a psychiatrist, in which the psychiatrist diagnosed her with bipolar disorder (manic depressive according to DSM).
The psychiatrist asked Stacie if manic depression ran in the family. Stacie said that her mother and her grandfather did. The psychiatrist firmly believed and said that she has it due to biological reasons. He tells her that the neurotransmitters of her brain, Serotonin, Dopamine, and Norepinephrine specifically, were responsible for her mood swings. He also tells her that anxiety disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), schizophrenia; and that patients that contain bipolar disorder are more likey to have thyroid disease, migraines, heart disease, diabetes, and other physical illnesses.
Stacie is taking her medicine regularly and is going through therapy. She hasn't been swinging as much as before now and is much more satisfied with her life.
Some of Stacie's treatments include:
Stacie felt really sad for majority of the time. As a child, she would often stay home when she was down. Her parents though it was because she was having small issues with her friends because other days Stacie was happy and energetic. She would talk really fast and hop around from doing this and doing that, since she was filled with so much energy. Stacie lived like this for a really long time until last year when Stacie got laid off from her job. This brought upon a great deal of stress and resulted in more of a ferocious swing, with many "up" and "down" times. Her husband and her friends wanted to know whats wrong but she told them to leave her along and everything was fine.
A few weeks-months later, Stacie could not get out of bed, for she had felt awful and energetic as a rock. Stacie's husband took her to the family doctor which told her to go to a psychiatrist, in which the psychiatrist diagnosed her with bipolar disorder (manic depressive according to DSM).
The psychiatrist asked Stacie if manic depression ran in the family. Stacie said that her mother and her grandfather did. The psychiatrist firmly believed and said that she has it due to biological reasons. He tells her that the neurotransmitters of her brain, Serotonin, Dopamine, and Norepinephrine specifically, were responsible for her mood swings. He also tells her that anxiety disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), schizophrenia; and that patients that contain bipolar disorder are more likey to have thyroid disease, migraines, heart disease, diabetes, and other physical illnesses.
Stacie is taking her medicine regularly and is going through therapy. She hasn't been swinging as much as before now and is much more satisfied with her life.
Some of Stacie's treatments include:
- Mood Stabilizers- usually first choice, people still continue with them, Valporic Acid, _Anticonvulsant Lamotrigine, except for Lithium
- Atypical Antipsychotic Medications- atypical because they differ from first-gen, Olanzapine, Aripiprazole, Quentaipine, Risperidone
- Antidepressant Medications-often taken with mood stabilizers, prevents "swinging", Fluoxtine
- Psychotherapy- often taken with mood stabilizers
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)- helps individuals change harmful and negative thought and behavior
- Family-Focused Therapy- Using family to get closer and help the individual with the need.
- Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy- Helps relationships with others and regulates daily routine, sleeping time, etc.
- Psychoeducation- teaches patients to catch themselves before entering full blown manic stage
- Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)- shock therapy
- Sleep Medications- prescribed if individual doesn't get any better after therapy
- Herbal Supplements- ***still experimenting, no clear sign yet***