Mood stabilizer

Bipolar can affect a person’s life and also their friends and family around them. I struggle with Bipolar and depression. So does my mother. I have to take medication in order to help me function because my moods are all over the place. It is a struggle every single day but, my medication does help out with it a bunch. I have been on medicine for over 10 years. If you do not try and get it treated your life can be a mess trust me I have been down that road and it is honestly not fun. It has…

Depression is a growing problem in today’s society, it affects 1 in 10 people at some point in their lives and the number of patients diagnosed with depression increases by 20% each year. As a result, doctors have been looking for different ways to solve this problem, such as different forms of therapy or the use of antidepressants. However, there has been a large dispute over the use of antidepressants, especially in young children and adolescents. Antidepressants are used to balance the…

is a mental health disorder which is characterized by shifts in mood, activity, energy, and ability to complete daily tasks (NIMH, 2016a, p.1). There are four types of the Bipolar Disorder. The four types of Bipolar Disorder include Bipolar I, Bipolar II, Cyclothymic Disorder, and specified and unspecified Bipolar and Related Disorders. (NIMH, 2016a, p.1). The main symptom associated with Bipolar Disorder is extreme shifts in mood, behavior, and activity. The shifts are either…

Postural Tremor As stated above, postural tremor occurs when the limb is placed in a fixed position against gravity, and may continue or increase during movement. Postural tremor is subdivided into physiologic tremor, ET, alcohol or drug withdrawal, metabolic disturbance, drug-induce tremor, and psychogenic tremor. Each subtype of tremor is discussed in the paragraphs below. Physiologic tremor. Physiologic tremor exists in all mankind including people who are healthy; however, it is typically…

These medications do not treat the individual’s personality, but it does treat moods, or behaviors in the individual. Atypical antipsychotic drugs, which are known to treat schizophrenia, has been used in a study to treat seven individuals with antisocial personality disorder. The drug rebalances dopamine and serotonin, boosting mood, improving behavior, and mental processes (National Alliance of Mental Illness). The seven patients in the study showed an…

Bipolar disorder, previously referred to as manic-depressive illness, is a lifelong mental disorder that involves changes in mood and episodes of depression that occur in cycles. According to Neel Burton on Psychology Today, the first descriptions of bipolar disorder were given in 1854 by Jules Baillarger and Jean-Pierre Falret. The illness worsens as the episodes become more frequent with the passing of time and, if not treated regularly, may result in death. The symptoms of bipolar disorder…

that they will see her as an “old-maid, or social misfit”. She has a good relationship with her daughter, even though they are just now reestablishing a relationship, since Ellen walked out on her when she was very young. The cause of her depressive moods are the death of her estranged mother and loss of relationship with her boyfriend, whom left her for a student. Ellen did not have a good relationship with her mother, but when she passed Ellen felt guilt and grief for the strained…

may never feel like themselves again. Sometimes if someone notices that their friend or family member is acting differently because they are depressed and they do not tell anyone because they do not want the person to get mad at them. Depression is a mood disorder in which someone feels so sad that they cannot function normally (Field 9). Depression takes a major toll on someones life and makes them think about themselves in the worst way possible because they feel worthless, guilty, as well as…

lower anxiety, inhibitions, and promote less than intelligible decisions. This is largely what contributes to the appeal these substances have to people. Whilst under the influence of alcohol, one can become increasingly aggressive, undergo drastic mood swings, experience substantial memory loss and blackouts. Marijuana causes none of these effects. At most, feeling fatigued, talkative, and experiencing a cognitive delay are the expected of people under the influence of marijuana. To further…

I decided to try and get myself checked into a psychiatric hospital, I wanted to feel better. They told me "You aren't severe enough." When I walked out of the building, I lost it. I broke down, I screamed because I didn't even want my parents to look at me. I had one of my friends with me, he had been in one of those places before. When we got in the car, he just held me and pet my hair while I stared out the window. I was just so broken feeling. I always joke about my depression when I'm…