Bipolar disorder, wanda aka fi sani da manic depression, shine cutar ta hankali da ke sauya hali na zuciya, nergy, tunani, da hali na zamani. Cutar ta bipolar tana da tasiri mai girma a rayuwar yau da kullun, inda ta iya shafar aikin makaranta ko aiki, alakar aiwatarwa, da ayyukan yau da kullun.
Cutar ta bipolar tana da iri daban-daban, kama bipolar I disorder, bipolar II disorder, da cyclothymic disorder. Bipolar I disorder ya ƙunshi angonta na mania, wanda zai iya haifar da psychosis, da kuma angonta na depression. Bipolar II disorder kuma ya ƙunshi angonta na hypomania da depression, amma ba tare da angonta na mania ba.
Alamun cutar ta bipolar sun hada da mania da hypomania, wanda ke nuna alamun kama juyayi, ƙarfin aiki, ƙarfin zuciya, ƙarancin barin bacci, magana marar iyaka, tunani marar iyaka, da kuma yanke shawarar mara kyau. A gefe guda, angonta na depression ya ƙunshi alamun kama bakin ciki, asarar sha’awar ayyuka, canji a cikin barin bacci, ƙarancin ƙarfi, da tunani game da kashe kai.
Cutar ta bipolar ba a fahimci sababbin ta gaba-gaba ba, amma an yi imanin cewa tana da alaka da ƙabila. Angonta na farko na cutar ta bipolar na iya faruwa a shekarun matashin jiki ko farkon shekarun 20. Alamun cutar na iya zama marar bayani, wanda ke sa a kasa gano ta da sauri, haka kuma na iya haifar da ciwo ba tare da dalili ba.
Treatment-resistant bipolar depression shine hali inda alamun cutar ba su amsa maganin gargajiya ba. A cikin hali irin wannan, za a iya amfani da maganin ketamine, lurasidone, magnetic seizure therapy, deep brain stimulation, da transcranial magnetic stimulation. Har ila yau, canje-canje na rayuwa kama yin wasa, shigar da ruwan sanyi, da aiyuka na mindfulness na iya taimakawa wajen gudanar da alamun cutar.
Kungiyoyi kama International Bipolar Foundation suna bayar da tallafi da albarkatu ga wadanda ke fama da cutar ta bipolar. Suna bayar da takardun ilimi, vidio, da layuka na tallafi don taimakawa wajen kula da alamun cutar da kuma rayuwa lafiya.
