Hypomania
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What is hypomania?
Hypomania is a less severe form of mania characterized by elevated mood, hyperactivity, and grandiosity. In contrast to mania, these symptoms do not cause significant impairment of the individual`s productivity at work, or social and family relationships.
Common symptoms reported by people with hypomania
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
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 hypomania
Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Data from patients with hypomania, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with hypomania
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (4 evaluations)
Side effects
daytime sleepiness
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
anxious mood
(5)
Perceived effectiveness
for hypomania (2 evaluations)
Side effects
constipation
drowsiness
Total evaluations
5
Tried for
hypomania
(4)
Perceived effectiveness
for depressed mood (4 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
depressed mood
(3)
Perceived effectiveness
for depressed mood (5 evaluations)
Total evaluations
5
Tried for
depressed mood
(3)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (2 evaluations)
Side effects
hypomania
increased appetite
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
anxious mood
(2)
pain
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (4 evaluations)
Side effects
drowsiness
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
anxious mood
(3)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
pain
(3)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
pain
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (4 evaluations)
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
anxious mood
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
for depressed mood (1 evaluation)
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
depressed mood
(1)
hypomania
(1)
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with hypomania, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has hypomania on PatientsLikeMe?
- 153 patients have this condition
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 25 say hypomania is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 1 | |
| 20s | 18 | |
| 30s | 48 | |
| 40s | 29 | |
| 50s | 27 | |
| 60s | 23 | |
| 70+ | 2 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 15 | |
| 20-29 years | 11 | |
| 30-39 years | 2 | |
| 40-49 years | 5 | |
| 50-59 years | 0 | |
| 60-69 years | 2 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 41 | |
| Female | 105 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 27 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 13 |
These charts show data from hypomania patients who have completed their condition history
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