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ultramar · 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by choocha

Hi BlueInanna. I am doing so-so right now. I now understnd why my dx was changed but I am still scared about it worsening and about the possibility of me becoming less highly functioning. Right now I just manage to hold down a job, but I just got down over a mini-breakdown. If I had taken longer I woulda had to go to hospital and give my job up. I'm really scared I'm not going to be able to hold down a job. My abilities to cope with life's lessons and trauma's are worsening. Medciations are no longer working either. My doc just scratches his head but most of his psych patients and patients oin long-term narcotics like me don't have to work, like I do. I have a mortgage + rent I pay + all of my credit debt so not working is not an otpion.
How are you going?

Choocha, I remember at some point you saying that you were being treated by your GP --is this still the case? Because you say the meds aren't helping anymore, you're really struggling, and the doc seems to be at a loss as to what to do next. I wonder if seeing a pdoc (if you're not already) might help to put you on the right track, treatment-wise.

Also, you've been given a pretty radical change in diagnosis, and I think your doctor should be able to explain this better. Having longer episodes doesn't make a lot of sense to me -hypomania can be just as long in duration as mania, it's a matter of severity, usually some form of psychosis.

Are you in therapy? The support might help, if you don't already have a therapist. Hope you start feeling better soon.