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Apr 11, 2013, 07:17 PM
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Member Since: Mar 2013
Location: USA
Posts: 1,486
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Originally Posted by jesusplay
I guess it's fine I've only tired to kill myself once last year and I did a pretty good job of not trying again after 6 months before I sought mental help 
I get super depressed and think about suicide, running people over wh are walking on the side of the road, multiple ways to kill myself, planning to kill myself.
Over a year period with no meds before seeing a pdoc:
75% of the time I was suicidal, 2% I would have hypomaic/manic days where I would do some really crazy ****.15% of the time I was in this state I am in now, like, amazing. I love it. and the other 8% was a balenced mood, not high or low. |
After reading this, I'd keep a mood journal and go over it with your doctor. Have you talked to her about the hypomanic/manic days you've described? If so, what did she say?
I tend to hesitate advising people to find a new doctor when at the end of the day we have so little information. Who knows what she's basing her prescribing on? Maybe she thinks you're mostly very depressive and this is what most affects you and doesn't think the more hypomanic symptoms affect you to the extent of needing a different sort of medication -who knows...
All you can do is be as specific with her as possible and really ask her, if you haven't, what she thinks of these other symptoms. I know it can be difficult -especially when not doing well- to describe things as well as one might when seeing a psychiatrist, especially when appointments tend to be so short, so I recommend writing stuff down and bringing it in to your appointment. And if you feel that your current symptoms are getting you out of control, I'd urge you to call her to make an earlier appointment.
Good luck!
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