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He tried to tell me I'm perfectly Normal just anxious and depressed.
I don't know what 'normal' means here, but most certainly anxiety and depression are plenty to deal with and not to be minimized; I guess what I'm saying is that diagnoses of anxiety and/or depression are not necessarily any less of a challenge than a diagnosis of bipolar disorder: both can seriously affect your quality of life, not one necessarily more than the other.
But I know that in addition you are concerned about mood swings, and that your GP is not validating this. But he does have a point about the frequency of these mood swings --As I always say, I see bipolar as an experience of episodes of mood, pervasive, despite what is going on around you, which is why the criteria for length of time; I don't think it's random, I think it has meaning in the context of the pervasive nature of 'bipolar episodes' verses 'mood swings.'
My understanding is that mood stabilizers are not just prescribed for bipolar disorder, but also, at times, for Borderline Personality Disorder, as an adjunct to therapy in controlling mood dysregulation.
The frequency of your mood shifts is unusual in Bipolar, though not unheard of. I don't understand why your GP wants to wait, but I would make an appointment with a pdoc and by way of preparing for the visit, start journaling about your moods: what you're feeling at any given time (happy, sad, irritable, depressed, anxious, hopeless, empty, etc., etc.), how long these feelings last, and especially what is triggering them, which can be difficult to discern at times.
I'm sorry you're not feeling heard by the GP --I wish you the best of luck in finding the diagnosis(es) and treatment that works best for you; it sounds like your current medications are not entirely effective. Are you in therapy? Believe it or not, this can also help with mood swings/emotion dysregualtion, I highly recommend it!
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