Posted by SLS on March 5, 2016, at 10:37:42
In reply to Triggers, posted by J Kelly on March 5, 2016, at 9:27:07
> Hello.
>
> I've had two distinct depressive episodes in my life. Both immediately followed trips out of the country. I felt happy and energized during both vacations. I'm wondering if a pre-disposed person, as a result of change in environment, can go into a manic or hypomanic state that looks normal to others. And could that mania trigger a depressive episode?
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> Jade
>1. In bipolar disorder, the common pattern of mood changes is:
normal -> mania -> depression
* If you can prevent the mania, you can often prevent the depression.
2. Only for a minority of people does the pattern follow:
normal -> depression -> mania
Based upon your description here, you might be able to take a mood stabilizer alone long-term and prevent mood switches. First, you need to take care of the depression, of course.
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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