The Washington Post has an informative article about cyclothymic disorder. This disorder is basically a milder, longer-term form of mild bipolar disorder (bipolar II disorder), and often gets little of the attention slathered in bipolar disorder. Yet it still ends up affecting over 2 million Americans each and every year.
Cyclothymic disorder, as it is sometimes known, is a milder cousin of bipolar disorder. Like bipolar disorder, cyclothymia has high and low phases, though the highs are not as high and the lows not as low. It can be crippling nonetheless. And it is a risk factor for bipolar disease itself, with up to 50 percent of those with cyclothymia eventually developing bipolar disorder. Major depression is also a higher risk.
The hypomanic, or upbeat, phase features symptoms such as elevated mood, increased self-esteem, decreased need for sleep, racing thoughts, an increase in goal-directed activity and excessive involvement in pleasurable activities.
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“A Sudden Shift in Moods - Cyclothymic Disorder”
Actually,I have a question. If an adult takes 20mg. of Adderall per day and also consumes caffeine all day, can this mimic Bipolar Disorder?
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