Bipolar II disorder
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What is bipolar II disorder?
Bipolar II disorder is a bipolar spectrum disorder characterized by at least one hypomanic episode and at least one major depressive episode; with this disorder, depressive episodes are more frequent and more intense than manic episodes.
Common symptoms reported by people with bipolar II disorder
Common symptoms
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What people are taking for it
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Inability to experience pleasure (anhedonia)
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What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Slow movement (bradykinesia)
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
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Slow speech (bradyarthria)
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Nothing reported yet
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people with bipolar II disorder
Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
248
Tried for
bipolar II disorder
(248)
depressed mood
(5)
3 more
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
125
Tried for
bipolar II disorder
(120)
depressed mood
(4)
2 more
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
107
Tried for
bipolar II disorder
(107)
depressed mood
(1)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
101
Tried for
bipolar II disorder
(100)
depressed mood
(2)
2 more
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
73
Tried for
anxious mood
(71)
bipolar II disorder
(3)
2 more
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
61
Tried for
depressed mood
(38)
bipolar II disorder
(25)
1 more
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
39
Tried for
depressed mood
(29)
bipolar II disorder
(9)
2 more
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
38
Tried for
anxious mood
(36)
bipolar II disorder
(1)
1 more
Data from patients with bipolar II disorder, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with bipolar II disorder
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for bipolar II disorder (162 evaluations)
Total evaluations
175
Tried for
bipolar II disorder
(248)
depressed mood
(5)
3 more
Perceived effectiveness
for bipolar II disorder (71 evaluations)
Total evaluations
83
Tried for
bipolar II disorder
(149)
stress
(3)
3 more
Perceived effectiveness
for bipolar II disorder (70 evaluations)
Total evaluations
88
Tried for
bipolar II disorder
(120)
depressed mood
(4)
2 more
Perceived effectiveness
for bipolar II disorder (43 evaluations)
Total evaluations
46
Tried for
bipolar II disorder
(107)
depressed mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for bipolar II disorder (64 evaluations)
Total evaluations
80
Tried for
bipolar II disorder
(100)
depressed mood
(2)
2 more
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (35 evaluations)
Total evaluations
37
Tried for
anxious mood
(71)
bipolar II disorder
(3)
2 more
Perceived effectiveness
for depressed mood (24 evaluations)
Total evaluations
46
Tried for
depressed mood
(38)
bipolar II disorder
(25)
1 more
Perceived effectiveness
for depressed mood (16 evaluations)
Total evaluations
25
Tried for
depressed mood
(29)
bipolar II disorder
(9)
2 more
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (19 evaluations)
Total evaluations
20
Tried for
anxious mood
(36)
bipolar II disorder
(1)
1 more
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (6 evaluations)
Total evaluations
24
Tried for
pain
(18)
bipolar II disorder
(11)
2 more
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with bipolar II disorder, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has bipolar II disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
- 8660 patients have this condition
- 84 new patients joined this month
- 5909 say bipolar II disorder is their primary condition
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 27 | |
20s | 790 | |
30s | 1812 | |
40s | 2607 | |
50s | 1961 | |
60s | 830 | |
70+ | 129 |
Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
0-19 years | 2116 | |
20-29 years | 900 | |
30-39 years | 547 | |
40-49 years | 257 | |
50-59 years | 83 | |
60-69 years | 14 | |
70+ years | 2 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 1383 | |
Female | 6786 |
Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Diagnosed | 4666 | |
Not Diagnosed | 270 |
These charts show data from bipolar II disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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