The counselor will help you recognize personality changes that show when you are moving into a mood episode.

Watchful waiting may be enough if a mood episode has just started and you are taking proper medicines.

If your mood episode has not improved within 2 weeks, call your doctor.

The doctor will then be able to help recognize personality changes that indicate when your child is moving into a mood episode.

Getting early treatment can reduce the length of the mood episode.

In between mood episodes, find out more about bipolar disorder.

Learning to recognize the early warning signs of manic and depressive mood episodes.

Anxiety can trigger mood episodes in many people with bipolar disorder.

Changing sleep patterns can cause chemical changes in the body that trigger mood episodes.

Women are also at higher risk for rapid cycling, which means having four or more mood episodes in one year.