I have tried a lot of different meds to treat my symptoms. I found I was better off on none of them.

I now self-medicate with pot. Before you dismiss it out of hand as drug abuse please take note of the following:

Normally, with recreational pot use people smoke more and more due to building tolerance. I have been smoking the same set amount for months.

I am not prone to self harm (excluding nail biting) nor have I ever abused any of the meds I have been prescribed.

It works better for my symptoms than anything I have been prescribed for bipolar.

Here's the problem. I also have issues with anxiety, OCD symptoms, and I'm pretty sure ADHD.

I only have a family doc at the moment and I am pretty sure he thinks I am a hypochondriac. How do I explain all this and be taken seriously? Up to now, I have only told him about anxiety and the bp diagnosis.