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Originally Posted by KUREHA
Willow - It sucks, my doctor thinks that if I'm not taking meds that I will act on my 'delusions' and that I don't have capacity to consent to treatment.
I think they just put anything in the report, just to make sure it would stay the way they want it.
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They do make stuff up in my experience, but just you carrying a knife and accusing people of stalking you is enough for a CTO. I know it's been suggested before, but why can't you do a self defence course instead of carrying a knife?
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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic
Just back from the neuro he says it doesn't sound like epilepsy at all that they'll do an EEG anyway. Basically if you have temporal lobe epilepsy you have one modality and its like a broken record it happens over and over again so not likely.
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Yeah, that's what I was expecting. It's nice he offered to do an EEG though, just to be sure.
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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic
yeah----basically I'm going to slowly rule out every possible medical condition until I accept it really is psych----
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Any reason why? I always felt that you considered your symptoms as no different from any physical symptom in terms of acceptance and your identity?
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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic
So the resident I saw for neuro today had a handwritten sheet that was like my medical history and my families history-----one of the things written on it was bipolar I-----I think that may be my tentative dx.
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Wow! I'm shocked! You very rarely ever talk about mood symptoms, and idk how you could've had a manic episode without knowing about it. I know your delusions were quite grandiose, but they never mentioned mania when you were in the hospital...it's just odd. Shame you didn't clarify what it meant, but I'm like that, never think of it at the time lol
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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic
No that's OK I'm thinking bipolar might make more sense as well given that I still work etc went off meds for a while etc.
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That doesn't mean anything though. Just because you're higher functioning, doesn't mean it's not psychotic. There are exceptions to every rule.
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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic
its all more consistent except for the fact that I don't consider myself very emotional at all but it might be a late onset. I might also explain the butterfly wings etc I've been buying. Supposedly one of the hallmark bipolar things is buying a lot but also in weekends at bellvue she mentioned the headdress ie if you come in wearing a tiara or circlet it's probably bipolar....I was looking at these big flower ones....for a costume but still....maybe....I'll have to think about this....
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Are you very controlled when you post and IRL? It's just I've never got a mood-vibe from you and you post a lot...I guess I just find it weird to think that I've missed such a big aspect of your experiences. Idk, I just felt like I know you and the other regulars, but just goes to show how little we actually know about each other... I hope I haven't offended you. I don't mean to sound like I doubt your experiences or your doctors. I'm just surprised that's all. I guess that I should know better though cos I'm quite reserved and controlled in my posts, and IRL
*Willow*