Thank you for your comment and sorry for the late response!
The questionnaire that I suggest does factor in sleep patterns; agreed that it is a very meaningful symptom that needs to be factored into the diagnosis.
I would strongly advise against your final suggestion though—triggering a hypomanic episode on purpose seems like a really dangerous idea! Even if you succeeded in triggering hypomania as opposed to mania, you’re unlikely to manage to get seen by a GP while in that state. If you’re that desperate, it’s probably safer to lie to your doctor and say you have had a hypomanic episode than actually trigger it on purpose in order to be truthful...
ah, i guess it depends on the reliability of your health care… when i was thinking the most about this i was not in the USA. thanks, this is a good and balanced point.
Thank you for your comment and sorry for the late response!
The questionnaire that I suggest does factor in sleep patterns; agreed that it is a very meaningful symptom that needs to be factored into the diagnosis.
I would strongly advise against your final suggestion though—triggering a hypomanic episode on purpose seems like a really dangerous idea! Even if you succeeded in triggering hypomania as opposed to mania, you’re unlikely to manage to get seen by a GP while in that state. If you’re that desperate, it’s probably safer to lie to your doctor and say you have had a hypomanic episode than actually trigger it on purpose in order to be truthful...
ah, i guess it depends on the reliability of your health care… when i was thinking the most about this i was not in the USA. thanks, this is a good and balanced point.