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Originally Posted by ultramar
If these constant mood changes are being triggered, and that person is diagnosed (or self-diagnosed) with bipolar, then this is where you need to start taking it with a grain of salt, consider the possibility of misdiagnosis, rather than assume that it is, actually, a part of bipolar disorder....
You will see that many who experience mixed episodes, as you have described them here, are 'also' diagnosed with BPD.
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Yes, thank you for wording that so well.
Also, in regards to the medications, the one I was reading in some studies had as few as ten participants.
I do not find it interesting that anti-psychotics were effective for both. Not sure what sorts you have tried but they flatten out almost all feelings, so yeah it kinda controls mania AND freaking out.
SSRI's didn't do well I'm sure because 1) they are known to cause Mania in bipolar people, 2) they can cause extreme irritability and thats a huge downer for those with BPD. So to me, the whole 'psych meds worked for both' means nothing.
You could put chloroform over the mouths of both groups and knock them out flat too.. doesn't mean they are both the same sort of disorder.
I honestly think the same things are being rehashed now. I'm not going to revisit this thread. I find it irritating and not at all helpful.