Can Bipoloar illness moods change with stress and weather changes. Where I am living the weather is getting nicer and my mood isn't the best. Is it true that summer time causes bipolar patients to get sick?
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Well, check out this link:
http://psychcentral.com/disorders/sx20.htm
And, the other links I sent you on the other post.
Why would you feel that the summer causes you to get sick?
Hope you feel better soon.
Best,
Clyde
While the exact cause of bipolar disorder is not known, most scientists believe that bipolar disorder is likely caused by multiple factors that interact with each other to produce a chemical imbalance affecting certain parts of the brain. Bipolar disorder often runs in families, and studies suggest a genetic component to the illness. A stressful environment or negative life events may interact with an underlying genetic or biological vulnerability to produce the disorder. There are other possible "triggers" of bipolar episodes: the treatment of depression with an antidepressant medication may trigger a switch into mania, sleep deprivation may trigger mania, or hypothyroidism may produce depression or mood instability. It is important to note that bipolar episodes can and often do occur without any obvious trigger.
If the weather affects your mood, which it certainly can, whether from heat/cold or the mold or pollens that can trigger allergies or depression, then work at keeping your environment a stable place. ;)
Summer might trigger more episodes (I don't know this for fact) if the person with bipolar disorder has a change in routine (such as on vacation or not in school, more activity outside etc.) Change itself tends to set off swings.
Hope this helps you figure out how to feel better!
drjean
Yes,life stresses might act as trigger but it is unrelated to weather.Discovering ones true potential and relating it to larger realities and getting connected to diverse interest,people and pursuit would help overcome the problem while pursuing the consultations and information in the links cited.