Hi Rosey. My diagnosis went from depression, to bipolar 2, then to bipolar 1 with psychosis, and then it finally went to schizoaffective disorder bipolar type. Diagnosing is a very grey area. Schizoaffective disorder is on the schizophrenic spectrum. Bipolar disorder is on the bipolar spectrum. In schizoaffective disorder, the psychosis is much more prominent and chronic than in bipolar disorder. In bipolar disorder, the psychosis usually happens during mood swings. In schizoaffective disorder, the psychosis can happen outside of mood swings too. If you go back to only having psychosis during mood swings, then your diagnosis could change back to bipolar with psychosis.

A diagnosis is not permanant. If your mental health problems have changes or evolved, then chances are that your diagnosis will change too. Also, doctors have different opinions than other doctors. Although, I have had the same diagnosis from 4 different doctors. So, schizoaffective it is.

I hope this helps.