Comments on: Hypersexuality as a side effect of bipolar disorder

By: dapperdileep

dapperdileep — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:31:38 +0000

I have never heard of Bipolar disorder yielding hypersexuality as a side-effect. I always thought I triggered a change from anger to sadness or happiness to depression. Hypersexuality sounds a lot more dangerous.

Does a person with hypersexualitiy ( who also has bipolar disorder) go through mood swings related to sexual state of minds ? How does this actually affect their perception at the high point and at their low point?

By: themusicaldemocrat (Author)

themusicaldemocrat (Author) — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:31:05 +0000

I’m not sure I would advocate having multiple sex partners with this type of condition, but you’re getting the idea. It’s certainly helpful if your partner is understanding and tolerant, but at the same time, enabling the hypersexuality is not necessarily helpful to whatever the larger problem is either. The idea is to have healthy sex.

By: Chaos

Chaos — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:30:31 +0000

He refers in the term of a nymphomaniac, this can be a good thing if you have a partner that is also a nimfo but if you have a regular partner that can be disastrous indeed. Medication can help, but you should look for multiple sex partners like you.

By: Blue

Blue — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:29:37 +0000

Hm. I’ve never heard of hypersexuality being classified as a side-effect of bipolar disorder. I mostly associate that word with American culture, the idea that there’s too much sex presented in the media.

But this is certainly an issue that warrants concern, as I can only imagine how devastating it could become if left unchecked. That goes for virtually everything though – too much of a good thing is bad for you.

How is this dealt with, though? Does it require a person to be medicated? Do we just encourage them to be more active in other activities?

By: Kwizkey

Kwizkey — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:29:11 +0000

I would say I am hyper-sexual but I’d also say I am 23 so there is probably some interlinking going on there. It does sound pretty destructive and not something a married man would want to have because I’ve been left with bad repercussions of urges and they were nothing particularly serious…

By: themusicaldemocrat (Author)

themusicaldemocrat (Author) — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:28:02 +0000

My medication for mania takes care of the symptoms very well. Yes, it’s treatable as part of the mania symptoms. But I just thought it warrants making people aware.

By: caparica007

caparica007 — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:27:25 +0000

musical, but there are treatments to being bipolar and to hypersexuality right? Are you taking and they aren’t working? Have you tried homeopathic medicine?

By: rand paul

rand paul — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:26:50 +0000

Like I said on the other thread.
”Its not a good thing”
Hypersexuals are very bad company if you catch them at the wrong time.

By: themusicaldemocrat (Author)

themusicaldemocrat (Author) — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:26:08 +0000

That’s correct. It’s an obsession and isn’t necessarily something that stays with you (especially if you’re bipolar.) It could come and go. For those battling with sex addiction, it would be more of a permanent symptom.

I think the issue of what it could potentially do to relationships and health are very serious. Most people don’t think of it as a problem, but if not dealt with in a healthy way, it would be disastrous.

By: caparica007

caparica007 — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:25:30 +0000

I still haven’t grasped the concept of hypersexuality, you mean that you want to have sex all the time and can’t think about anything else?