I saw my pdoc this morning. By the time I got there I had convinced myself that I was going to be either put on a mood stabilizer or sent to the hospital. Neither happened.

I really like my pdoc. She took about 90 minutes to listen to me and help figure out what was going on. She said that I could stick to the SJW if I really wanted, but she didn't think it was going to help in the end. Cipralex (Lexapro) has worked for me in the past, and she prescribed that again and I agreed to take it. She did not want me to take the Elontril (Wellbutrin) yet. She wants to work on one med at a time so that she can figure out what med is doing what. Makes sense.

She also noted that the many things that made me think I was BP were actually anxiety issues and told me to take the Valium I have from my pcp (initially prescribed this past summer for lower back spasms) as-needed until I see her again in 2 wks. At that time if I am still having panic attacks (I didn't realize that that God-awful feeling I get every few weeks where I feel physically trapped and/or want to come out of my skin was a panic attack), she said she will put me on something for that.