Mood Swings: Symptoms

What other symptoms might occur with mood swings?

Mood swings may accompany other symptoms that vary depending on the underlying disease, disorder or condition. Conditions that frequently affect the brain may also involve other body systems.

Psychological and cognitive symptoms that may occur along with mood swings

Mood swings may accompany other psychological or cognitive symptoms including:

• Anxiety, irritability or agitation
• Changes in mood, personality or behavior
• Confusion or forgetfulness
• Difficulty with concentration or attention
• Difficulty with memory, thinking, talking, comprehension, writing or reading
• Hallucinations or delusions
• Mood depression or elevation
• Poor judgment
• Racing thoughts and rapid speech
• Reckless or inappropriate behaviors
• Withdrawal or depression

Other symptoms that may occur along with mood swings

Mood swings may accompany symptoms related to other body systems including:

• Appetite and weight changes
• Cough that gets more severe over time
• Fatigue
• Incontinence, weakness, or sensory changes
• Missed menstrual cycles
• Nausea with or without vomiting
• Seizures and tremors
• Shortness of breath
• Sleep disturbances

Serious symptoms that might indicate a life-threatening condition

In some cases, mood swings may be a symptom of a life-threatening condition that should be immediately evaluated in an emergency setting. Seek immediate medical care (call 911) if you, or someone you are with, have any of these life-threatening symptoms including:

• Being a danger to yourself or others, including threatening, irrational or suicidal behavior
• Change in mental status or sudden behavior change, such as confusion, delirium, lethargy, hallucinations and delusions
• Seizure
• Trauma, such as bone deformity, burns, eye injuries, and other injuries