Posted by Larry Hoover on March 25, 2005, at 17:51:21
In reply to Biploar VI (6), posted by katherpoo on March 25, 2005, at 16:53:02
> Has anyone ever heard of this? Bipolar 6? My shrink says it's an alternative way of thinking about my anxiety/pnaic/hypomania... that I'm on the other end of the "biploar spectrum" where I'm about 98% manic/anxious and 2% depressed... whereas many of you know Bipolar I is unipolar depression...
There is one proposed categorization system that defines Bipolar VI as unipolar mania. There are other systems, so I'm hoping to avoid confusion here. This system seems to be the one that fits.
About 5% of bipolar individuals really aren't bipolar at all, as they do not have moods that drop into the depressive region. They're normal, hypomanic, or manic.
What that means is that you would not benefit from certain common treatments, such as antidepressants. Your therapy would be targetted towards the hypomanic/activated symptoms. Panic and anxiety could be seen as irritable aspects of hypomania.
The diagnosis is useful to the pdoc because they treat based on diagnosis. You present with symptoms (sx). The doctor categorizes those symptoms (dx). That suggests a treatment (tx), and a prognosis (px).
It's all jargon. But hopefully, that jargon will lead to successful treatment.
Lar
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