Hi,
I'm looking for suggestions on how to best explain to my PCP that my symptoms aren't all due to my diagnosis of Bipolar/Depression. Or stories from folks that have gone through this themselves!

Been to pdoc and T this week, first time since my 3 weeks in intensive group therapy for severe depression. My mood has elevated and motivation has returned along with that, but the fatigue, joint aches, headaches, confusion/memory loss is the same if not worse than before group therapy/med changes. Everyone (myself, pdoc,T) all thought that all of these other symptoms would improve when the depression lifted, but I still can't get out bed! When I try to shower, I get lightheaded and weak, like I need to sit down. There's no strength at all. When I force myself to perform tasks as simple as dressing my son for school, I have to take a break in the middle to be able to finish. I can't concentrate (tried to put my son's shirt on from the bottom up instead of over his head a few days ago, forgot that a close relative has passed away, couldn't figure out the door lock on my car, and MORE) my memory is shot, and not for just little things. I STILL can't sleep despite the fact that my meds could knock down a horse.

Pdoc pooh poohs all of this, T says I should get my PCP to check me for some of the autoimmune disorders. My PCP is a meat factory, I never see the same one twice and I'm at a loss as to how to approach this without sounding like a crazy person (haha). There's got to be another reason my body isn't down with the plan of doing even the basic activities of living!