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Originally Posted by Anika
Sometimes I think pdocs like to play on the side of caution when it comes to dx'ing. There has been much talk about wether it's being over diagnosed. And sometimes the symptoms are nothing short of perplexing if you do not present classically. And who with Bipolar really does? I think it could be a good thing that your pdoc is being careful about dx'ing too quickly. It's better to make sure it's the right dx than to be given the wrong one.
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You can say that again! I'm thankful my own pdoc is
very conservative about diagnosing patients, although he did dx me with BP NOS at the first visit. He told me his colleague in the next office is a national expert on the disorder and HE probably would've put me in the hospital, because I'm somewhere between I and II with mixed episodes and rapid cycling.
Well, I don't think I needed to be in the hospital, then or now, so I'm really glad to have a pdoc who admits to UNDERdiagnosing bipolar. The other thing is, when a doc like mine says you have bipolar, you
know it's true, and it makes it a lot harder to stay in denial about it.
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