Is this a sign of bipolar tendencies

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I feel okay one day and depressed the next.

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No I don’t think so.

But I’m not a doctor. And I don’t have bipolar either.

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Always important to tell your doc about things like this. They need to know what your symptoms and issues are to act in your favor.

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That sounds more like a sign of depression than bipolar.

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Yeah talk to a doctor but it sounds like depression.

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@LED and @Wave I thought the same thing I don’t know why my psychiatrist diagnosed me with schizoaffective bipolar type.

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Have you ever been manic?

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I don’t think so. I have mood swings but it is in and out of depression.

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I don’t actually know much if anything about bipolar so I’m not a good person to ask. But with my limited knowledge I would also be skeptical. Maybe @SkinnyMe might have some advice?

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If you are having mood swings or irritability, it could be part of the bipolar picture.

I would try to trust your doctor.
Maybe he feels that an Antidepressant has made you a bit unstable.

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I do have irritability when I am out in public but it is due to paranoia.

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It still could be part of a mood swing.
Again, listen to your doctors.

Are you on or have been on an antidepressant?
Did you become unstable on them?

@Dmj774

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Can you see yourself in this @Dmj774 ?

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Cycling depressions are strongly related to bipolar disorder, and some unofficial classifications include them on a bipolar spectrum. There’s also cyclothymia, which is rapidly shifting mood from depression to an elated state similar to hypomania, but not quite there, which is an official diagnosis on the bipolar spectrum.

Edit: Also, one episode of mania is really all you need to be diagnosed with sza bipolar type.

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Yesterday I was depressed and feeling okay at the same time it was weird

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I am on an antidepressant and I am fine with it. It helps me deal with anxiety.

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I asked my mom and my mom believes I have schizoaffective bipolar type from observing me and my psychiatrist says the same thing.

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I had mood swings in the prodromal phase. But i am not schizoaffective

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I go from psycho bitch to loving friend to I hate the world to I love this world to I’m dying inside to everything is perfect in about five minutes. Other times they’re a bit farther apart.

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Isn’t flat emotionless mood the biggest symptom of SZ?

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