Breakthrough Bipolar Mood Swings

Breakthrough mood swings happen when a mood swing is too strong for your medication. I have a friend with bipolar I (one) who has been on lithium for over 15 years. It has worked well, but about every seven years, a serious manic episode breaks through. Considering that she was mania free for so many years, she wasn’t ready for the last one.

As all people with Bipolar I (one) know, mania can be devastating. It’s so important that all of us look for bipolar disorder symptoms all of the time so that these mood swings can be caught early. If you’ve been on meds a long time, you still have to look for possible changes.

 

Julie

Click here to read more about the Health Cards. These are what I use to keep my mania from taking over my life.

 

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