Could I be bi-polar or am I just reading too much into myself?

[LowFatMilkshake]

At the begining of this week I was in the depths of despair I was sure my DH was having an affiar and on the brink of leaving me (he's not and is'nt)and I was so tired and fed up with everything, ony just managing a smile for my babies. I was crying for no good reason and had no enthusiasm for anything.

However within a coule fo days I am now feeling really high. Laughing for no reason, unable to stop fits of giggles. I'm not hungary and feel no need to eat in the last 24 hours I have skipped 3 meals. And I have loads of ideas in my head and plans for what I want to do with myself.

I've read a bit about the condition and to be honest the symptoms seemed to sum the recent me up completely. I have quite a few bouts like this every few months and never really thought about it before. It was just when a colleague mentioned my behaviour was simialr.

Should I see my GP or have I read too much on the net?

Thanks ladies

[Amaris]

See your GP who will be able to help you / refer you to work out what it is - if it's bothering you then it would be good to get some help whatever it is. There are varying degrees of bipoloar, cyclothymia is the supposedly "mild" form and I think can be managed without drugs. They might want you to keep a mood diary, rating your feelings in the morning or afternoon e.g. on a scale of -5 for depression, through to +5 for manic, and also assess your sleep patterns and alcohol consumption.

[Enid]

sounds like mood swings rather than proper bi-polar? but the fact people have noticed means there might be more to it that straightforward mood swings?