My therapist is saying that it is likely that I am Schizoaffective and not Bipolar, because you cannot be both. She thinks that my Bipolar symptoms were linked to my Thyroid. I do not see my Psychiatrist until September to conform that I am officially not Bipolar, and that the symptoms were from my Thyroid.

Does anyone have this experience? Did you get a detailed test of your Thyroid? Because apparently the ones Doctors give in physicals are not very detailed, they have to order a special test (that you will have to request). It has been recommended that people with mood related mental illness get their Thyroid thoroughly checked because Thyroid imbalance is common in these cases. The Thyroid can make matters worse, or in some cases be the entire reason for the Bipolar symptoms.

Does anyone know how a Doctor handles a case in which the Thyroid was causing Bipolar symptoms? Do they have to continue medication if their Thyroid is balanced, in case the Thyroid becomes unbalanced?

I was Bipolar for 10 years, and I just assumed that the Doctors did a Thyroid test. For 10 years my medication was trying to prevent imbalance in the brain, when it was due to my Thyroid.

I am also now reading that Thyroid problems can also be misdiagnosed as Schizophrenia, so I am starting to question if I am Schizoaffective as well. I am doing research into the topic, because it sounds too good to be true.