Know The Symptoms And Get Treated For Bipolar Disorder At The Earliest

by Dr.Vipul Tyagi Senior Consultant Psychiatrist at Shree Narayan Ho

Bipolar disorder is one of the mental disorders that are encountered by human beings. However, it may be difficult to detect whether the patient is suffering from bipolar unless certain tests are done.

So to get the exact treatment it has to be first diagnosed correctly. Usually, only when there is severe mania the symptoms can be concluded to be those of bipolar disorder says Dr. Vipul Tyagi a psychiatrist practitioner in Ghaziabad. He is the Best Psychiatrist in Indirapuram.

When one has bipolar disorder he or she may have some depression too. Many a time this may be a little severe and you may wish to consult a specialist. Yes, it is good to do so too. But without undergoing some specific tests to diagnose this depression as related to bipolar disorder is not possible.

Also, the doctor whom you visit may not be able to notice the maniac side of yours. If this is so diagnosis is going to be a little bit tough. The doctor would know if it is a bipolar disorder if he or she would check some signs of depression and mania.

Each show 7 signs and the specialist would check for these to confirm it is a bipolar disorder.

The 7 signs of depression are

Withdraws oneself from family and friends
Have a feeling of sadness and hopelessness of a long period
Loses interest in the activities that were once enjoyed tremendously
Has a major appetite change
Feels lack of energy and faces acute fatigue
Has issue with concentration, memory and decision making
Becomes suicidal and has an obsession with death

The 7 signs of mania

Feels excessively happy or has a feeling of high for a long period
The need for sleep decreases
Talks fast and will have racing thoughts
Becomes impulsive and feels extremely restless
Becomes easily distracted
Becomes overconfident in the abilities
Engages in behavior that is risky like has impulsive sex, goes on huge shopping spree or gambles with savings

If you see anyone with such symptoms you can take them to a specialist and if he or she is seen to be suicidal you should not yell or panic. Don’t even judge the person or threaten or argue with him or her. You need to stay with the sufferer until medical help arrives. The treatment process will start if these symptoms are seen and the patient is diagnosed with bipolar.

The treatment process can be one or all the four of the following says Dr. Vipul Tyagi. It will be decided on the severity of the disease.