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On This Day In History: April 6

US Food and Drug Administration approved lithium carbonate as an effective treatment for bipolar mood disorder as it positively affects several neurotransmitters controlling manic and depressive episodes.

Bipolar Crossword

Across
3. manic moods
4. female author with bipolar disorder
6. the high moods
8. the low moods
9. moderate mood swing disorder
Down
1. depression moods
2. common mood stablizer
5. the biological approach says it's ___
7. male author with bipolar disorder

So You think You’re Bipolar…

Top 10 reasons you’re probably crazy.

1.       Sucks for everyone else because… you’re God’s gift to the human race.

2.       You don’t need to sleep, there’s so much to get done!

3.       Nobody is going to fill those awkward silences… so you need to keep talking 

4.       The government is out to get you

5.        You are ecstatic… then numb… then irritable... land you just don’t know why

6.       Someone else in your family has a mood disorder

7.        People keep asking you whether or not you have ADHD

8.        You don’t want to medication because that takes away all of your fun

9.        YOU DO WHATEVER YOU WANT! FORGET THE CONSEQUENCES… was that a squirrel?

10.    You weren’t actually interested in this list. You don’t believe anything is wrong with you.
**It is likely that a part of the brain has always been susceptible to bipolar disorder. These actions are a result of malfunctions in the neurotransmitters.

Dear Abbey,

         I feel as though I might be bipolar because I have multiple mood swings. My boyfriend says I need to get checked out because I get upset at him a lot and keeps telling me that I'm bipolar. Can you tell me if I’m bipolar or not so I can shut him up?

Love, I’m about to swing something at him!

Dear I’m about to swing something at him!,

         I understand your frustration towards your boyfriend for telling you that you are bipolar. According to many sources, people who suffer from mood swings don’t always suffer from bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder stems from a malfunction of neurotransmitter in the brain. A visit to the doctor can further tell you if your mood swings are in fact a symptom from bipolar disorder. If you indeed have a family member who is indeed diagnosed with bipolar disorder, especially an immediate family member, you have a high risk of also having it. A trip to the doctor with an explanation of the behaviors that have come to your attention is what is best needed for your situation.

Love Abbey.

Bipolar Cartoon