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Bipolar symptoms checker – self evaluation

Sometimes your feelings can be so intense they prevent you from functioning normally. Your mood may swing from excessively "high" and/or irritable (called manic) to sad and low (called depression).

If you think you may have experienced or are experiencing the manic (hyper) phase of bipolar disorder, fill out this questionnaire, print it and take it to your doctor. If you don't have a visit scheduled, call to make an appointment.

Your answers will not be recorded or retained on this website.

The questionnaire is not intended to provide a diagnosis; only your doctor can help determine if you are experiencing the manic symptoms of bipolar disorder. The questionnaire, however, can be a valuable tool in helping to determine if further steps need to be taken.

(Your doctor also will help determine if you are experiencing the depressive symptoms of bipolar disorder.)

I am over age 18
Yes
No

I have a family member who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
Yes
No
Don't know

My moods

Has there ever been a period of time when:

  1. You were so hyperactive that others commented on it?
    Yes No

  2. You felt so angry and irritable that you fought with others?
    Yes No

  3. You felt much more self confident than normal?
    Yes No

  4. You only slept a few hours a night but didn't feel tired the next day?
    Yes No

  5. You had trouble concentrating and didn't get a lot accomplished?
    Yes No

  6. You spoke so rapidly that others asked you to slow down?
    Yes No

  7. You had lots more energy than normal?
    Yes No

  8. You were much more of an extrovert than normal?
    Yes No

  9. Your clothing choices changed to brighter, more flamboyant colors and styles?
    Yes No

  10. You drank excessive amounts of alcohol or used illegal drugs?
    Yes No

  11. You were preoccupied by sex?
    Yes No

  12. You went on spending sprees that jeopardized your or your family's finances?
    Yes No

  13. You did things that others who knew you considered unsafe?
    Yes No

  14. If you answered "yes" to more than one of these, did they happen during the same period of time?
    Yes
    No