Hi to all

I haven't posted here for a while now and will try and read and catch up with you.

I just can't believe this! I just obtained copies of my medical records from the psychiatric hospital that I was in 10 years ago for severe depression/psychosis and at the end it says that I have periods of extreme highs and that although I suffer from depression I have symptoms of a bipolar disorder.

Now.......I only obtained my diagnosis of BPII in May last year and ALL THIS TIME I HAD BIPOLAR but I just didn't know that the doctors knew back then and they didn't bother to tell me!!!! I am furious, I feel cheated, I could have coped and been well all those years with proper medication instead of just being treated for depression.

How do I take this further? First am going to go to my own GP and tell him. But what next?

I am upset and confused. I just knew it was more than depression but they just kept pumping me with different anti d's and ended up having huge hypomania because Effexor was a trigger......bad, bad all bad stuff......

Rant over, for now anyway