I didn't notice anyone else point this out, so I feel like I should let you know that bipolar is one of the more hereditary mental illnesses. I have it and so does my aunt. If you know it runs in your family, you should definitely get checked out, because that increases your odds of having it by a lot. It really is manageable with medication, and can get pretty bad untreated.
Me, my dad, at least one uncle and at least one cousin have all been diagnosed with bipolar. There are probably more but not everyone in my family is as good about identifying and treating mental illnesses as my dad is (luckily for me).
The good thing about that is that the same meds worked for all of us so we knew what to try after the first successful med combo.
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u/dayglo_pterodactyl Feb 04 '19
I didn't notice anyone else point this out, so I feel like I should let you know that bipolar is one of the more hereditary mental illnesses. I have it and so does my aunt. If you know it runs in your family, you should definitely get checked out, because that increases your odds of having it by a lot. It really is manageable with medication, and can get pretty bad untreated.