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Can bipolar start in midlife?
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yeah defo as people later in years can either experience a complete nervous breakdown, extreme stressful event or it maybe genetic.
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Yes it is possible. It is hereditary, so if anyone in your family had it, chances are you have it. Also, it is passed down from the mother I found that out at my dr's office. My dad is bipolar and was diagnosed at early 40's.
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Bipolar is USUALLY diagnosed by the age of 30.
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true but if it isnt treated during your late teens it just festers and you grow accustomed to it and its just apart of normal life
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Bipolar disorder often develops in a person's late teens or early adult years. At least half of all cases start before age 25.1 Some people have their first symptoms during childhood, while others may develop symptoms late in life.

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/bipolar-disorder/complete-index.shtml#pub1
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