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Cyclothymic disorder
by Alike Medical Team ∙ Updated on June 13, 2023
This group contains additional names: - Cyclothymia
Cyclothymic disorder is a mood disorder in which the person experiences episodes of ups and downs, less extreme as those in bipolar 1 or 2. Between these episodes, the person may feel stable. These mood changes last for two years at least, and affect the person's life.
133 people with Cyclothymic disorder are on Alike.
Cyclothymic disorder symptoms in the episodes of elevated mood- hypomanic symptoms such as euphoria, optimism, high self esteem, talking a lot, poor judgement, racing thought, excessive physical activity, less need for sleep, distraction and irritability. In the episodes of decreased mood symptoms may include irritability, weight changes, loss of interest inactivities once considered enjoyable, sleep problems, problems concentrating, and suicidal thoughts.
Cyclothymia diagnosis is based on a psychological evaluation to rule out other disorders such as depression or bipolar.
Treatment may include psychotherapy such as CBT or Interpersonal and social rhythm therapy (IPSRT). No medications are approved so far for cyclothymia but some medications that treat bipolar may be given to ease the symptoms.
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Looking back, I think I had **cyclothymic disorder** (a sort of preliminary bipolar, to put it extremely simply) for many years before I started presenting symptoms that finally got me diagnosed with BP1. But once I had a psychotic episode that hospitalized me, it was a pretty quick and easy diagnoses. So you could say years, or you could say not long at all.
Many people have expressed feeling like they are on an emotional roller coaster. Some individuals dealing with chronic pain mentioned feeling like they could be getting better one week and heading towards disability the next. Others experiencing anxiety and mental health disorders described their emotions as a constant roller coaster, feeling overwhelmed and numb at the same time. People with chronic depression also likened their experience to a roller coaster of emotions, going from feeling perfectly fine to wanting to shut out the world suddenly. Those with **Cyclothymia** described their symptoms as exhausting physically and mentally, with rapid cycling between depression and anxiety.
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