Anxiety disorders can occur along with bipolar disorder and there is some overlap in the way anxiety and mania look that it’s not always clear which it is. This is important. This is because early warning signs of depression and mania can help you to intervene before the episode escalates. You can adjust your mood stabilizer if you feel there is a manic episode coming. If it is anxiety, you won’t want that.
These symptoms are similar to anxiety and mania.
Racing thoughts
Concentration problems
Mood irritability
Inability to fall asleep
Restlessness and agitation
Anxiety can be described as a feeling of fear, anxiety, or uneasiness. Although it can manifest in physical manifestations, anxiety starts with a feeling. Mania refers to hyperarousal. It is like an internal motor with the dial turned up.
In some ways, anxiety can be compared to mania. Although they have some similarities, anxiety and mania are different. Mania affects your body and makes you feel ill.
References
Perugi G, Akiskal HS, Toni C, Simonini E, Gemignani A. An examination of 63 panic and social phobic patients with comorbid bipolar disorder: A retrospective study on the temporal relationship between anxiety disorders (hypo)mania and (anxiety disorders). J Affect Disord. 2001 Dec;67(1-3): 199-206.
Keller MB. The long-term clinical course for generalized anxiety disorder. Journal Clin Psychiatry. 2002;63 Suppl 8: 11-6
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