Bipolar disorder causes episodes of depression. It is a mood disorder. It also causes episodes of mania.
These episodes can affect your energy level, your ability to function, your behavior and your ability to think or reason clearly.
There is no known cure for bipolar disorder yet. However some medications have been approved for treatment of bipolar disorder.
Bipolar disorder has several different ranges that a person may experience from severe mania to hypomania, a mild or moderate mania, to a normal even balanced mood level and then to mild or moderate depression and then to the opposite extreme of supreme depression.
Characters of the various ranges of bipolar disorder
bipolar disorder can interfere with your daily life or routines and make it difficult to accomplish tasks or enjoy the things that you would normally enjoy.
You can seek more information to find ways to treat bipolar disorder working with your health care provider to find treatment approaches and medications that are correct for you.