What is manic behavior?
Manic behavior, or mania, is a term used to describe the "up" of a part of the manic depression, also called a bipolar disorder. People in this state are generally unusually happy, even if they are not appropriate. They often experience increased energy levels and some may even require small or no sleep during this time. Mania is also characterized by patients who show atypical behavior such as increased risk, aggression or violent mood fluctuations. The period of severe depression often follows.
Although manic behavior is generally associated with bipolar disorder, a period of mania may occur without following the time of deep depression. Some bipolar patients may have more manic episodes than depression, with some patients rarely a depressed episode at all. Medicines are generally administered to stabilize mood and calm patients. Some patients do not like to give up manic behavior because they may feel happy or dizziness of this time and unfortunate at the timeLi other times.
Despite the often positive feelings that patients can experience during a period of manic behavior, it is still a serious problem and should be treated as such. During these episodes, patients often deal with risky or promiscuous behavior, which affects their personal relationships and career. Poor money management, gambling and high -risk sexual behavior are common in patients suffering from mania. They are often considered invincible. When something inevitably spoils due to irresponsible behavior, this can lead to a sharp decrease in depression.
The most common treatment for manic behavior treatment is the drug lithium, which has proved to be effective at the end of the manic episode and prevents new ones. The treatment is generally the most effective when combined with psychotherapy with trained professional health. If depression is also a problem, other medicines such as antidepressant may be needed. It can uSome patients cause problems because many drugs used to treat depression can lead to manic behavior. Rarely, an antidepressant drug can lead to mania in someone who does not have a bipolar disorder.
Manic depression does not have a medicine, but can be controlled by proper treatment. Many patients are able to lead productive lives after diagnosis and start of treatment. In some serious cases, patients may be hospitalized and undergoing more extreme evaluation and treatment. This becomes less common because scientists learn more about bipolar disorders and effective treatment methods.