Thread: How serious is a diagnosis of BP in terms of records?
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Old Feb 28, 2015, 09:26 PM
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We have patient confidentiality laws in place in Florida. There would be no reason your employer would/should ever have access to your personal medical records. Only your medical providers would have such knowledge. Is this not so in Nashville??
Yeah, there are HIPAA laws in place, your place of employment can't access your medical records unless you sign a document saying they can. Here is the HIPAA website: Health Information Privacy

I'm sure for some (or all, I don't know) government jobs, you are required to disclose/grant access to all health/MI records, and understandably so -- but telling a regular job your diagnosis? That's BS.

What type of employer is it?
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Cymbalta, 60mg -- for the depression.
Latuda, 40mg -- for the paranoia (delusional type).
Adderall, 40mg XR & 5 mg reg -- for the ADD.
Xanax, .5 mg as needed -- for the anxiety.
Topamax, 50mg -- still figuring this one out.

MDD, but possibly have some form of Bipolar Disorder. Then again, I could be paranoid . . .

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