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Originally Posted by CopperStar
I am on some other peer support sites, too, and I notice people's signatures when they list their meds, and I notice when people make threads/posts about being on medication, yet describing awful symptoms (not talking side effects, but MI symptoms, I agree side effect problems =/= treatment resistance).
I just find it really interesting and also frustrating on behalf of the people who are doing everything 'right' in terms of compliance, yet not getting relief. I mean talk about a feeling of life being so unfair and unreliable.
It also makes me wonder about my own diagnosis. I think honestly that schizoaffective bipolar type might be more appropriate for me, but I'm not 100% sure, since it's hard to gauge myself from the inside-out sometimes.
Like I can't tell if I'm bipolar and Zyprexa is working on my BP symptoms, or if I have a psychotic disorder, and Zyprexa is stopping the psychosis and thus, as a result my mood has improved and relaxed.
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Yes it frustrates me to no end that my pdocs say I do everything right and I still end up badly. For me personally I have spent well over $20,000 in just the last 3 years on psyc treatments (that is after medicare), I am not perfect by any means but I practice what I preach and still end up in the drain.
Its great you have some self awareness, you could be correct in your observations, I dont know you well enough to know for sure. Its just great that you are finding relief. I am less trusting of pdocs official diagnosis now after being on these forums. Self awareness is a good tool to have.