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Originally Posted by Alokin
I see A LOT of posts about people questioning and not accepting their bipolar diagnosis or asking to be diagnosed (I kind of think that if you have to ask, you already know).
I feel like I have pretty much always known I was a bit different, since pre-school I would say. By high school I knew the name. I did not get any kind of dx until I was 29 though.
I was wondering how many people realized they were bipolar, even before being diagnosed.
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I have not accepted the diagnosis and upon urging from my husband and children and my best friend who has known me sine age 12, I sought another opinion. This new doctor does not think I am bipolar, rather thought I suffered at one time a year ago from serotonin syndrome. No one who knows me sees any bipolar traits. I am trying to cope as best I can, and I do feel better being off strong Meds like Zyprexa and seroquel, which gave me serious orthodtatic hypotension.