Multiple sckrosis and Bi-polar mental illnes?
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I think that is Multiple Sclerosis. There are many websites and associations for patients and their falimy members,just use search engine.\n\nThe other you mentioned: at http://www.transpersonal-web.com/bipolar-mental-illness.shtml
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Multiple sclerosis is a disease caused by multiple areas of scarring in the white matter of the brain, causing loss of neural transmission or short circuiting, misdirection of neural transmission.  The symptoms can be quite varied among individuals with the disease, depending on WHERE in the brain their particular lesions are.  Malfunctioning neurologic symptoms can be blurring or double vision, loss of sensory of motor function in any variety of constellations.  \n\nSUMMARY:  It varies with the individual.
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Ok, not entirely sure I understood the question. I think you were trying to say that your fiance was diagnosed with MS, has numbness in her hands, is always tired and suffers from depression but medication isn't working. I hope that's right!\nAnyhow, how long has she been on meds, and how many different ones have they tried? Sometimes it takes a few tries to find the combination that works. She needs to be keeping her doctor informed of all of this in order for them to be able to successfully treat it.
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. MS can cause a variety of symptoms, including changes in sensation, visual problems, muscle weakness, depression, and difficulties with coordination and speech. Although many patients lead full and rewarding lives, MS can cause impaired mobility and disability in the more severe cases.
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I am bi – polar, and I guess people sometimes think that seeing thing’s comes along with it, but it doesn’t. Seeing and hearing thing’s is called psychosis. Trust me I got both
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I have an aunt that has been diagnosed for years. What I would recommend is going to www.webmd.com to show you the kind of behavior you are in for if you choose to stay (which I wouldn't recommend, at least until he is stabilized)Bi-polars without medication can stay up for days, even weeks and can reach a state of insomniatic psychosis where they can become violent to themselves or others. They can also slip into a deep depression where they can't find an reason to get out of bed, or complete the simplest task to take care of themselves. Suicide is in greater numbers among this psychological diagnoses. I would recommend slipping into more of a friendship role, because if you don't you are in for the roller-coaster ride of your life.
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I am a fifty year old man with Bi-Polar disorder. I also worked as a Nurse in Psychiatric Hospitals until my illness got to severe for me to continue.\nI have several relatives who are also Bi-Polar. Symptoms generally first appear, as in your mothers case, in the mid-teens. It is often misdiagnosed, though there have been improvements in recent years. Treatment for bi-polar d/o has improved massively in recent years. \nFirst, don't feel like you need to be responsible for your mothers moods. She can't control them; the medicine doesn't always control them; so don't feel like you have to control her moods.\nRealize that irritability can be a symptom of bi-polar disorder (though by no means one of the primary or diagnostic symptoms). Also, remember no matter how healthy or well-adjusted a mother and a teen-daughter are there is always going to be some friction.\nAs far as helping, love and patience are the best things you can offer and provide benefits no medicine can. \nDoes your mother have a good system for remembering to take her medicine properly? Both personal and clinical experience show me that taking the medications consistently and correctly is the best way for bi-polars to help ourselves.\nWhen she is depressed be encouraging. Help her find something, anything to do and be patient. \nAnyway I hope this has been some help. I will pray for you and your mother. I hope you get many helpful responses.\nYou may want to get in touch with NAMI, if you live in the US they offer lots of support for families of the chronically mentally ill.
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It really depends on whether they are both organic (meaning chemical imbalances). Usually what happens is that there is a chemical imbalance like bi-polar with the corresponding depression and maniac phases. That's the organic component. Now, you may also have problems with anxiety (for example) associated with problems created by being bi-polar. That is a behavioral problem. So yes you can have two different mental illness. I had a diagnosis of Bi-polar with extreme depressive episodes and Borderline Personality Disorder. One is organic the bi-polar and one is behavioral. So you may need to treat both things with a combination of medication, counseling, and behavior modification. Don't despair, it will get better. You just have to communicate with your doctor about medication (side effects, etc), take your medication (very, very important), and keep talking. Just my two cents worth. Hope it helps.
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What we now define as *MS* is a widely-varying range of symptomology, SO diverse that my personal belief is that once we know MORE this category of illness will be subdivided into multiple categories or condition definitions.\n\nIt is nice of you to be considerate of those around you and be concerned for their wellbeing.  I can understand a degree of fear for their futures, but the best thing you can do is what you are doing here, seek to INFORM yourself to be part of the SOLUTION in their lives, rather than contributing to their problems.\n\nYou can find a wide range of MS info HERE\n\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/multiplesclerosis.html\n\nI highly recommend the National Institutes of Health Info Sheets\n\nhttp://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/multiple_sclerosis/multiple_sclerosis.htm\n\nto inform you on the basic factors POSSIBLE with this condition (as noted above, however, the symptomology of the condition varies WIDELY with the individual--and even from one day to another, one hour to another sometimes!).\n\nRegarding walking with a cane: I do it every day. It is interesting, actually, I see other people sometimes and am concerned for THEM, wondering "where IS their CANE?" ;)  For me, it is simply a part of life, that specific part of life that gets me AROUND to where I CAN PARTICIPATE in OTHER parts of life! :)\n\nInforming yourself will ease your fears--and make life easier for others as you come to better understand them and not treat them any different from other mere humans, which--after all--is what they ARE, and what they DESERVE to be TREATED LIKE! ;)\n\nBest wishes to you and your loved ones.
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severe mood swings, hearing voices, seperation from family and friends, newly created fears of the out side world, fits of rage without reason...  there are many different symptom classified by the bi_polar disorder!  It is a severe depression and you should go to the dr and talk to them honestly letting them know what is going on so you can get the help you or the refferred person needs!! It can be dangerous mentall and even suicidal if not treated in a timely manner!!!!  Good Luck!!!!
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Hi, have you ever heard of comorbid conditions? It means coexisting conditions. I have bipolar as well as ADD/ anxiety, but bipolar being the dominant. It is not common for people with a chemical imbalance to also have a secondary illness such as mine. My Dr. does not treat the ADD, because the stimulants would not be good for my bipolar. Would be glad to answer any questions just send me a message.
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Bi-polar Disorder should not be used as an excuse for unrelated, bad behaviours/character flaws. It can be difficult for anyone to 'kick' an addiction, but it can be done.
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Yes read the details here.\nhttp://www.schizophrenia.com/sztest/SIPS.details.htm\nGood luck!
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It just has too..... my mom suffers from bi-polar and i hope that things will get better. Over the last ten years she has made some great progress. I have bi-polar tendencies, and it can get better if you have a good therapist who can analyze and work through it with you. It just ahs to get better!!!!!!!!!
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Best to visit a good psychiatrist. I was diagnosed Bi-Polar about 6 years ago- I'm not sure that the diagnosis is/was correct, but I do very often resemble a person that is bi-polar. I dont have many down (depression) episodes at all, I'm up and more up mostly. There are many drugs available for every condition out there. My personal opinion is that mental and emotional disorders or maladies are very hard to pinpoint. I feel that I'm Mildly Autistic or have aspergeurs Syndrome, NOT Bi-Polar Disorder. The truth may be that I have several overlapping conditions, who knows? There are many web sites to check out also NAMI is an organization that caters to this subject. Good Luck!
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Unfortunately, I understand AND believe you.  I have a hard-to-diagnose condition that took me 16 doctors and 15 years to resolve.\n\nMany doctors have such huge egos that they assume that if THEY don't know the answer, that there ISN'T an answer, and therefore it's "all in your mind."\n\nDon't put up with this poppycock.  Find another neuro whose knowledge base is bigger than his ego.
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The MRI had 7 lesions in the white matter of the brain.  The lumbar puncture was negative. I had a variety of other tests that I can't remember the names of. Neurologist left diagnosis as demylination unspecified, he hinted at MS but didn't want to say  certain. It took two years of tests and ruling out other causes and a new Neurologist when I moved before I had the "Diagnosis".