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Strange mood swings... Bipolar Disorder?

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Chris Smith, MD answered this Possible Causes For Fluctuating Emotions
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Guest

Recently I have been having drastic mood changes. I'll be happy, and then two minutes later I'll be depressed, and then five minutes later I'll be hyper, and then three minutes later I'll be crying again.
This sometimes happens for longer times, and when the times are longer, they are more intense feelings.
This has been going on for about a week, as well as memory loss, tiredness, and more frequent bathroom breaks.
I have also been gaining weight even though I've been eating healthier.
I am not sure if any of these things are related, but it's a struggle to get through the day and I intend to see my doctor about it as soon as I get more information about what's going on.
I'm a fourteen year old girl and I'm not pregnant.
Thanks for taking the time to read.

jcgr170888

You kinda sound like I did when my depression first started to develop. My manic depression or "Bi Polar" didn't start to get into the full swing of things till I was closer to 16. Now a few things can make the mind of a healthy person change suddenly, boredom, stress, and random non-stressful events through out the day such as "your friend saying I just won a hundred dollars... oh and by the way I'm not giving you a single cent of it" sort of ordeal. Let me know if any thing fits that description here or send me a message I'll do my best to help.
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Guest

Well usually the things that change my mood are strange things - things like turning on a lamp and the lighting looks different, or seeing something unrecognizable on the counter.
Sometimes it is normal things, especially when my mood changes from a positive to an angry or irritative mood.
Thanks for helping out.
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jcgr170888

You are really starting to sound like I did when I was younger lol, I would freak out in the middle of class because my pen wouldnt write, I would snap over little things from my pop not being cold when it was in the fridge for a few hours, to not being able to get my lighter to light when I wanted a cigarette, I was a walking ball of hate and anger for the most part. Today the doctors have diagnosed me with sever depression, high anxiety, bipolar, borderline schizophrenic. I share this information with you to hope you go and talk to your doctor about whats been going on and hopefully getting better. I have had many up hill and down hill battles with all the disorders but I am finally back on track to the point where when my lighter wont light my cigarette I dont bat an eye lash or anything I just simply grab a new one or refill my lighter. Alot of which also sounds like high tension or stress and well irritation or being annoyed sets that off very well, it still does with me mostly with people I know acting like idiots. I hope some of this helps you and helps raise awareness about mental illness.
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Guest

Thank you so much. You're really helping me see that this is a reality; and I I'm trying to take action now. I'm going to tell a close friend, and then hopefully my parents, and then my doctor. I would skip my parents; but I can't get to my doctor without their knowlege. Thanks again, this means a lot to me.
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Guest

I have the same problems. My psychiatrist said it was an attitude problem, my mother said it was my hormones. Now I just live with it, but I got diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. The school nurse is the best bet, she said I might have PMS, it makes sense, but so does SADs. Check them both out, you might be like me. :)

best of luck,

Leaanne xx
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Anne

Okay, I'm homeschooled so there is no school nurse. But I told a close friend, and he didn't really get the whole idea of it.:|  I guess that's what I should expect from teenagers.

I want to tell my parents, but I have no idea how.

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jcgr170888

Well you can go about it several ways, go about it as in "Hey mom, dad, do you think you could make me an appointment with a psychologist at the clinic, there have been some things that have been bothering me and I believe I am developing depression.  You also have the option of which ever parent your close to, "I know your supportive in me, so I hope you understand I believe I need to see a specialist about what has been going on lately, I've been feeling (insert list of feelings and moods that have been going on) I want to get a medical opinion about what may be happening.  If your worried about finances for seeing a mental health doctor, there should be a clinic of some sort that will actually allow you to see a psychologist for free since its state funded.
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Guest

Well there isn't a money issue, but my parents are kind of stuck up, I guess. They're very judging and they want me to live a perfect life and have no issues at all. I'm scared to tell them especially because I think they'll deny it. I know there is a possibility that I'm not bipolar, but I also know that there is something wrong, if not bipolar. I just don't know if they'd take me seriously.

I guess I'm going to just take some time and try to see if it gets any better.

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jcgr170888

Well one option you can do, is next time you see your doctor, talk to him/her about it and see what they have to say. Most people think that most doctors that you see when your sick don't work with mental disorders, they actually do. Its how I found out my depression was actually serious and not something to shrug my shoulder at. But something else comes to mind, as I'm typing this, do you like being in control of situations? To do everything in your power and will to make a situation turn out in your favor? To be in power but at the same time don't want the responsibility? It dawned on me from the fact that its one of the problems I had and ended up effecting my mental health quite a bit.
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Guest

Actually, I don't feel as if I'm in control of anything, and that really bothers me. Whenever I get the chance to roam free and go where-ever I please, I feel a lot more at peace.

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jcgr170888

Well I had gone through a period where I did what ever I could to be in control of everything that happened in my life, to let things turn out the way I wanted to.  When I wasnt able to I felt helpless, upset, and weak.  I ended up going down a self destructive path, I still go back to that path now and then but have been able to re-frame. I noticed I loved being by my self for the freedom that it gave me, the care free feeling that overwhelmed me also, but at the same time I longed for not being alone. If you dont mind me asking, was there anything that led up to this point on how this all started to happen? And do you know of any mental illness that runs in the family, both your mom and dads side?
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Guest

Oh, I see, well I feel very much the same way at times. Being alone bothers me a lot.

Anyway, as far as I can tell, nothing really triggered all these new feelings. But they did begin around the same time I started dating this one boy... I don't know why, because I wasn't sad with the relationship or anything. It was just new to me, I guess, because I liked him a lot more than I liked anyone else.

There are not any Bipolar people in my family that I know of. I guess it's odd for someone to be Bipolar if they don't have any family members that are.

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Guest

I'm sriously feeling the same way. I just was hapy studying for french and now im about to cry. Idk.

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