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Mental Health | Last Active: Mar 23 4:32pm | Replies (30)
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@ashleyharris728
I’ve never heard the term “spectrum”
regarding Bi-polar before.
There’s only 2 types so is that really a spectrum?
I have Narcolepsy II. aka hypersomnia.
Pharmaceuticals have helped me live as well as I have been over the last 20 years.
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@SusanEllen66 I’m glad that you have found a medication regimen that helps you! I’m sure narcolepsy 2 can be difficult to manage.
You are correct there is Bipolar I and II. There is also cyclothymia. And then I think there are people who are sub-threshold for that, who do not meet criteria for a diagnosis, but may still benefit from interventions that are helpful for people with bipolar.
Here is the link to the Mayo clinic page that describes cyclothymia.
I have bipolar 2 and I think it’s important to note, as the website does, that Bipolar 2 is not a milder form of Bipolar 1, but a distinct diagnosis with different management strategies.
Best to you!