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Originally Posted by rcat
In my experience I was misdiagnosed as having Depression multiple times. Each time I was prescribed an antidepressant. Many of them have adverse effects for bipolar persons. They tend to result in increased anxiety. In my case they ultimately triggered an event which put me in the hospital where I was finally diagnosed properly by a psychiatrist.
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WOW. That is just a very very scary and sad story. So many people have responded to my story by telling me their misdiagnosis. I am so ignorant. I just did not realize this happened on such a wide scale. I am happy you were finally properly diagnosed. Is the key here "psychiatrist? Another member of this forum from Canada asked why GP's in the US are diagnosing mental conditions. I simply don't have an answer for that. I also WAS NOT told by the GP or pharmacist that the SSRI might cause an
increase in anxiety. If they did I would have refused that medication because my anxiety was already dangerously elevated. I cannot imagine the effect on someone with bipolar. These are dangerous waters we are navigating...thanks for your (as always, stellar) comments.
