Bipolar Disorder/mood swings...

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Thank you. Yeah I am taking medicine for Bipolar Disorder, but didn't think that was the case. I am gonna make a doctors appointment soon for it. I already took that test I scored not high but close to it. So thank you for your information.
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Hi,

I was recently said i was on the borderline of having bipolar disorder. I wasn't to sure though. I also have other problems like anxiety and panic attacks. Anyway, I get these mood swings quite a bit towards my fiance'. I get annoyed a lot, by little things so I get in a bad mood. I noticed it's only mostly towards him. In the past its only been with boyfriends too. So is this bipolar disorder or something else?

Thank you.
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Hello Hilary,

It is far more likely that your mood swings can be due to a simple Nutritional Disorder, rather than Bipolar Disorder, which is far more serious.

Test yourself with the

The Nutrition-Behavior Inventory Questionnaire (NBI) at
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/nutrition-behavior_inventory.html

and if you score high it is likely that you have a nutritional disorder that can be rectified by going on a hypoglycemic diet.

Please read:

What is Hypoglycemia? at
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/what_is_hypo.html

The Serotonin Connection at
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/serotonin_connection.html

Hypoglycemic Diet at
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/hypoglycemic_diet.html

If you want to you can discuss this with a Nutritional Doctor. Also you can study the

Self-help PSYCHOTHERAPY course at
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/i-psychotherapy.html

which will help you overcome a low self-esteem, but only after the treatment of the nutritional disorder.
_________________________________
Jurriaan Plesman, BA(Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr
Editor: HYPOGLYCEMIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA at
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Author: “Getting off the Hook” at
Google Book Search

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If you have been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, then you may have to accept that judgment. But there are nutritional means of reducing the symptoms.

You could ask your doctor to be tested for hypoglycemia (not diabetes) with:

Medical Test for Hypoglycemia at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/testing_hypoglycemia.html

_________________________________
Jurriaan Plesman, BA(Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr
Editor: HYPOGLYCEMIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA at
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Author: “Getting off the Hook” at
Google Book Search

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Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist

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Have worked as a psychotherapist for overv twenty years, dealing with many personality disorders

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I have a degree in Psychology from the Sydney University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Nutrition. I am also the author of “GETTING OFF THE HOOK” which deals with the nutritional and psychological treatment of personality disorders. It is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. I am interested in the relationship between nutrition and behaviour, and as a Probation ans Parole Officer facilitated groups for offenders, many of whom were alcoholics and drug addicts, sex offenders or compulsive gamblers, as well as the whole gamut of “personality disorders”. I am also the ex-editor of the Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia Newsletter, a quarterly publication dealing with hypoglycemia and related health problems. Its web site, together with a shortened course of PSYCHOTHERAPY can be visited at: http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

Organizations
Editor of the Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia. Its web site is at:

http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

Publications
Author of the book "Getting off the Hook", It is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. Various articles in the Hypoglycemic Health Association's Newsletters

Education/Credentials
BA (Psych) (University of Sydney), Post Gad Dip Clin Nutr (International Academy of Nutrition)

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