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A manic episode is a period of unusually high energy, sometimes including uncontrollable excitement. Such episodes most commonly occur as part of bipolar disorder. In extreme cases, the person may need to be hospitalized. For the classical mythological figures named Mania, see Mania (mythology). ... Bipolar Affective Disorder, also known as manic depression, or BPAD is a disorder of the brain resulting in unusually extreme highs and lows of an individuals mood, i. ... Bipolar Affective Disorder, also known as manic depression, or BPAD is a disorder of the brain resulting in unusually extreme highs and lows of an individuals mood, i. ...
Mania is treatable with Lithium carbonate, but patients sometimes resist medication, finding the episodes pleasurable. Lithium salts are chemical salts of lithium used as mood stabilizing drugs, primarily in the treatment of bipolar disorder, depression, and mania; but also in treating schizophrenia. ...
Manic depression is a mental illness highlighted by alternating episodes of mania and depression and is often characterized by elation and euphoric highs and usually is followed by melancholy and severe hopelessness.
Some go from moderate to severe depression and move on to a full-blown episode of mania and then back to the depression before returning to a "normal state." Needless to say, this "flip flopping" of moods is usually very destructive and patients are frequently hospitalized and unable to work.
Some people may only experience a few episodes in a five year period while others may have ten episodes a year and constantly be going back and forth between the two moods or returning to an "even keeled" state.
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