or were you in denial? I know so many of us when diagnosed, go into a denial period.

When I was diagnosed, I was happy to find out what was wrong with me. Then, about 10 years after being diagnosed, I went into 100% denial. I was on 37-1/2 mg of Paxil XR and was always manic. My pdoc used to tell me that I was manic, but I would tell him that I was NOT MANIC....that the paxil was just doing it's job and not making me depressed.

Looking back now, I have to laugh because I was very manic on the Paxil and it WAS making me feel better because I was always in the euphoric mania state.

Were you or are you in denial, or do you accept your diagnosis?