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Originally Posted by Adonees
Hey, So I just visited a psychiatrist, and he came up with surprising thing, that I have Bipolar Depression, and not Major Depression as I was diagnosed. Because according to him, I experience few months depressed and then few moths feel great, as so on. So he asked me to stop Zoloft gradually and prescribed Effexor 75 mg XR, also mood stabilizer which is Depakion (not sure of the spelling) 500 mg.
But honestly, I didn't feel comfortable to this guy, he was quick barely 15 minutes, and seems not precise... Although he is really a reputable doctor here in Jordan.
What do you think?
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What do you mean by "feel great"? Is it just a good mood in contrast to how you were feeling while depressed? If so, I don't see how that counts as bipolar. People tend to go through episodes of depression, from what I understand. Have you looked at symptoms of mania? Do you feel that any apply to you? If not, I wonder why he did.
And 15 minutes to change your diagnosis and prescribe new medication? That does seem too short. Also, if you were bipolar, the odds are the Zoloft would have triggered mania by now.
If you don't feel comfortable, stay on the Zoloft and look for a second opinion. Who prescribed you the Zoloft to begin with? Could you see that same person again? And have you tried a university hospital's psychiatry division? Those sorts of hospitals tend to be good. Then again, I haven't found any reference to psychiatry by the hospitals I've looked up.