Could I be Bipolar? If not what could it be? Posted: 02-09-08 22:00pm
I'm 16 year old female. I know regular
teenagers don't have regular sleep
patterns but mine seem a bit extreme. I go
to sleep between 12am-5am. I don't miss my
sleep very much and when I do I just fall
asleep when I get home from school for an
hour and it's perfectly fine. My body is
already exhausted from other chemical
imbalances. My period is like a train
wreck. It hurts so badly I cry and I can't
concentrate during my classes. I get
headaches that practically knock me out,
on a daily basis. I get in irrational
arguments with my closest friends over
small misunderstandings. I have
uncontrollable body pains. Neck, hip,
back, legs and shoulders. I've seen
physical therapist, specialists, and
doctors of who knows what. I've had
ultrasounds, bone scans, MRIs, and X-rays.
I've had dozens of diagnoses, nothing has
come up with any improvement. It's all
just getting worse. I'm paranoid and when
something is said between one of me and my
friends I can look at it completely out of
context and blow it up to who knows what.
It's just in the last year that this has
been happening. Once I figure it out I
feel foolish and I can tell, even if they
don't think I can, that they are confused
and freaked out. I can spend a day happy
and pretty okay but the next thing I know
I'm crumpled on the floor crying. Goodness
knows why... Or it can be the other way
around, I'm angry and depressed and then
I'm okay and smiling. I really just...
Don't know what to think. So I came here.
So anyone... Help?
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antigone
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Posted: 02-09-08 23:02pm
Do your parents know about your periods
being so irregular? This can be due to an
endocrine imbalance. That can really
effect your moods and overall feeling of
well being. You do describe swings in your
moods. Whether this is due to bipolar
disorder is difficult to say. You need to
see a psychiatrist that can diagnose you.
You may want to see an endocrinologist to
rule out a hormonal imbalance. Talk to
your parents. You should seek medical help
and get to the bottom of this. It is
miserable to live with uncertainty and
feeling out of control of your moods. Let
us know how you do!
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SleeplessGirl
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Joined: 09 Feb 2008 Posts: 2
Posted: 02-10-08 00:44am
Yes my parents do know of this issue. I am
on the pill and have been for months. No
change.
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antigone
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Posted: 02-11-08 01:01am
I would talk to your parents and see an
endocrinologist. They can do blood work to
check hormonal balance. Unfortunately in
medicine the way things work is that you
rule out possible causes for symptoms. The
endocrinologist is a jumping point. You
need to start somewhere. As a nurse, this
is where I would go first. I hope this was
helpful. All the best.
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CarolDiane
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antigone Posted: 02-11-08 06:09am
I agree with both of you posts actually.
Although, it almost sounds like Bipolar
mixed with some stress. And I also agree
that medication can cause some of thes
factors. I do know that stress can cause
irregular periods at any set time. Been
through that myself. Was on every
antidepressent med you can think of in the
80s before I was diagnosed bipolar. And I
still was in denial. 30 years later I am
out of the closet and on Lamectal.
Good advice!
