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Originally Posted by DrSkipper
Personally, I would not want to see a doctor with a mental illness. You trust your health and your life to your doctor. I need to see a doctor who can do more than just "function normally", I need a doctor I can count on 24/7 and be ready to handle any kind of situation. How can I trust someone who's secretly thinking "oh gee, feeling a little manic today, shouldn't have forgotten my pills". I'm sure their are doctors with mental illnesses, but when you're bipolar, there is no stability, you will always be experiencing BP symptoms, and the worst place to have an episode is on the job at a hospital.
That's just my opinion. I would not feel comfortable knowing that my doctor is mentally ill.
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Well, if I wasn't functioning at a high level, I would get kicked out of school/my job anyway. The fact that I am doing well in med school is proof that I'm functioning at least as well as my classmates. So it's not a matter of my performance being sub-par. If my performance ever does become an issue, I'll get kicked out or lose my job, for sure. So the patients are safe. 
As for not feeling comfortable knowing that your doctor is mentally ill, the thing is you would never know anyway. Hell, your own doctor could be mentally ill right now and you would have no idea.
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age: 23
dx: bipolar I, ADHD-C, tourette's syndrome, OCD, trichotillomania, GAD, Social Phobia, BPD, RLS
current meds: depakote (divalproex sodium) 1000mg, abilify (aripiprazole) 4mg, cymbalta (duloxetine) 60mg, dexedrine (dexamphetamine) 35mg, ativan (lorazepam) 1mg prn, iron supplements
past meds: ritalin, adderall, risperdal, geodon, paxil, celexa, zoloft
other: individual talk therapy, CBT, group therapy, couple's therapy, hypnosis
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