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I'm not sure what you mean. Isn't your T a mental health provider?
If your T will not base his treatment plan on a diagnosis, how will having one help him or you? What would you like to get out of having a diagnosis?
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The psychiatrists here charge soo much for a visit, I could not afford them and therapy. I guess what I meant to say is that I pay cash for all mental health services and would ask my primary care provider to prescribe psychiatric meds if my T thinks I have bipolar. I would ask him to call her or her to call him.
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I'd say one of the distinctive features of Bipolar I is the length of the manic episodes.
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Yes, I thought so too. Thanks for the mood tracking suggestion. But if you are having a long mood episode from bipolar, isn't it still possible to have the other mood issues simultaneously?
I've had what seems like a bipolar depression for some time now and have already tried antidepressants (which always made me feel worse). I don't feel sad, just lack of energy and motivation. Focus and concentration problems. Family members have had formal Bipolar I diagnosis, which makes me suspect it more strongly.
I will talk to T more about this but just wanted to see if others had experience with this issue.