Bipolar Disorder Treatment | Tamber Health

Ups and downs are a part of everyone’s life. However, when these ups and downs express as dramatic shifts in mood, energy and the ability to carry out everyday tasks, bipolar disorder may be the cause. Bipolar disorder is often disruptive to relationships, work, school, and the ability to take care of oneself.

What Are The Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder?

Symptoms of bipolar disorder fall into two categories: manic symptoms and depressive symptoms. The most common of each are:

Manic Symptoms

Feeling overly happy or energetic
Behaving impulsively or participating in uncharacteristic activities
Sleeping very little
Talking fast and jumping between subjects

Depressive Symptoms

Feeling hopeless or slowed down
Inability to make decisions or concentrate
Changing sleeping or eating habits
Loss of interest in favored activities

If the symptoms of bipolar disorder sound familiar to you, Tamber can help. Our therapists, specialists and psychiatrists understand how complex bipolar disorder is, and they focus on helping you feel better faster.

There Are Several Forms of Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder, sometimes referred to as manic depression, affects 2.6% of American adults each year. There are several forms of bipolar disorder, mostly differentiated by the severity of episodes.

Bipolar disorder symptoms include alternating manic and depressive episodes of varied intensity. Manic periods can be restless, reckless and euphoric, and represent an extreme “up” mood. Depressive periods are the opposite, and include feeling down, sad and lethargic. Periods of each can last for weeks, even months – or mood shifts can be frequent and dramatic. One mood may be more dominant than the other. Severe episodes of bipolar disorder can be accompanied by hallucinations or delusions.

Doctors aren’t sure what causes bipolar disorder. Researchers believe it is caused by a combination of genetic, environmental, psychological, and developmental factors. Chemical imbalance in the brain may be a significant contributor to people experiencing bipolar disorder symptoms.

The symptoms of bipolar disorder have significant impact on quality of life and interactions with others. Patients with bipolar disorder may self-medicate with drugs or alcohol to relieve symptoms of their mood swings. They may have relationship problems or perform poorly in school or work environments.

We Can Help

If you believe you have bipolar disorder, you should first seek treatment from your primary care physician. They can best determine if your symptoms are related to bipolar disorder or if another medical condition has developed. If your physician believes that bipolar disorder is the problem, Tamber can help you. Although there is no cure for bipolar disorder, we know people with bipolar disorder can manage their illness effectively when they combine three treatments:

Talk therapy that focuses on problem-solving and skill building
Planned social activity and planned physical activity
Specific medications for their condition.

Research shows that about 25% of patients get better if they use any one of these three treatments, while 75% get better if they combine all three.

Bipolar Disorder

What Are The Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder?

There Are Several Forms of Bipolar Disorder

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