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I was very recently diagnosed with bipolar, though my pdoc did not mention a specific category of it. I was originally Major Depressive Disorder recurrent,

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Wow! That is what happened to me as well. (I posted it somewhere on the forums under "Will the Real Diagnosis Please Stand Up."

I was under the impression I had Major Depression Recurrent as that was my original diagnosis. After a time of being on Zoloft and it not keeping my moods stable very long, my pdoc added Depakote and said "this will stabilize your moods and keep them from cycling so quickly."

I didn't hear ANYTHING in that about being rediagnosed as Bipolar PLUS I've never had a manic episode. That was like 12 years ago.

So fast forward to now, and turns out my pdoc knew I was Bipolar back then and for whatever reason I wasn't aware of it.

For some reason I was more "comfortable" with the Major Depression dx. But after my T. told me about hypomania as opposed to manic depressive I agree that I fit the Bipolar dx.

Good luck with the Depakote - I had a lot of success for many years with it - practically no cycling and feeling "normal."

Thank you for sharing with us.