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Bipolar 1 vs schizophrenia

BunniekinsSenior Contributor12 July 2019, 6:25 pm AEST

Bipolar 1 vs schizophrenia

Hi everyone

I was wondering if anyone new what was the difference between bipolar 1 and schizophrenia. I know with bipolar 1 you have hallucinations, delusions etc plus a mood disorder like depression. With schizophrenia (particularly schizoaffective disorder) you have the same ..... so what is the clincial definition in layman's language.

Just curious as I was first diagnosed with bipolar 1 then schizoaffective disorder. Son2 also has schizophrenia but has huge manic swings. It seems there is a fine line drawn between the two diagnosis. Thanking in advance. peax

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BunniekinsSenior Contributor15 July 2019, 6:41 pm AEST

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@Eden1919 Hi Eden1919 and a big thank you for explaining it so well for me. At last I truly get it and it makes sense now that the doc has given me the diagnosis. Thanks muchly. Take care peaxxxx

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Unknown userMember17 July 2020, 7:11 pm AEST

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@Bunniekins

Saw this and thought of you.

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BunniekinsSenior Contributor17 July 2020, 7:18 pm AEST

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@Former-Member I always look forward to your pics :). A big thank you in advance. xxx

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BunniekinsSenior Contributor18 July 2020, 2:00 am AEST

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@Former-Member Love it! xxx

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