To be honest I'm not sure. They've been telling me for years that I was bipolar but I was convinced that I wasn't. I'd had great times of hyper mania but really terrible depressions. Then after a while Drs started saying I was bipolar two and that was easier to accept and I seemed to fit better. It's not really straight forward in my case because I had cptsd and until that was under control it was hard to separate out the differences. I think the main thing was my reaction to ADs. I'd talk to the doctors in your case and tell them your concerns, it can't hurt and might help.