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The Siggy Blog
Expert articles on medications, conditions, and the future of mental healthcare, from the team building it.
Hypersomnia: Sleeping Too Much and What It Signals
Hypersomnia can signal depression, bipolar depression, a medication side effect, or a sleep disorder. Learn the clues that set them apart and when to get help.
Racing Thoughts: Telling Anxiety, ADHD, and Hypomania Apart
Racing thoughts can come from anxiety, ADHD, or hypomania. Learn the clues that set them apart, including timing, sleep, and mood, and when to get help fast.
Bipolar Depression Treatment: Why Antidepressants Alone Are Risky
Why antidepressants alone can backfire in bipolar depression, and what research shows about quetiapine, lurasidone, cariprazine, and lamotrigine instead.
Intermittent Explosive Disorder: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
Intermittent explosive disorder causes sudden, outsized anger outbursts. See the criteria, how it differs from bipolar disorder, and what CBT and SSRIs can do.
Hypomania vs. Mania: Why the Milder High Is Easier to Miss, and Just as Important to Name
Hypomania lasts at least 4 days without major impairment, while mania lasts a week or more and can include psychosis. Learn why the difference shapes treatment.
Bipolar Depression vs. Depression: Why the Difference Lives in Your History
Bipolar depression can look identical to major depression. Learn the history clues that tell them apart and why the difference changes treatment.
What Causes Treatment-Resistant Depression? Biology and Blind Spots
If two antidepressants haven't helped, something specific may be in the way. Learn the biological and practical causes of treatment-resistant depression.
Why Am I Depressed? When There's No Obvious Reason, There's Usually a Quiet One
Feeling depressed with no clear reason? Learn the hidden drivers, from genes and stress to thyroid problems, sleep, and medications, and what to get checked.
What a Manic Episode Feels Like, and the Early Signs to Watch
Mania often starts out feeling like your best week. Learn how a manic episode builds, the earliest warning signs, and why it matters before an antidepressant.
Bipolar 1 vs 2: Why Bipolar II Isn't the Milder Version
Bipolar 1 and 2 differ in mania vs. hypomania, but bipolar II often means more time depressed. Compare symptoms, course, risks, and treatment side by side.
What Is Bipolar Disorder? Types, Symptoms, and Why the Highs Matter as Much as the Lows
Bipolar disorder brings manic or hypomanic highs and depressive lows. Learn the types, why it's often missed, why antidepressants alone are risky, and what helps.