Hi AllyIsHopeful, If you think your dr.'s dx is incorrect, the insurance will allow you to see someone else for a second opinion.

As far as your dr. not having time for you, and missing key details, he may not be as wonderful at his job as you stated. Every client has the right to be heard. Being busy is no excuse for not being fully present for every client. When you schedule an appointment, ask for a 30 min. spot. Then you and the dr. will have the time to discuss your history and the negative effects of your medication.

A good tool for reviewing your history is to make a timeline of your life's major events. It will help you to see if at some times in the past you were very happy and very productive. You will remember things you don't normally think about, and those may be key in determining the right dx for you.

I was misdiagnosed as having major depression, and not correctly diagnosed as having Bipolar l until I was 57. I am often in a mixed state of depression and hypomania. I do not reach the extremes of mania; I do not go into euphoric states. Irritability shows up in my hypomanic states. Read a lot more about bipolar from different sources, and have a good discussion with your dr., or another dr. for a second opinion. You deserve to be heard!