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Old Feb 23, 2016, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by rose1985 View Post
Huh, if you've never had a manic episode I can't believe you've been diagnosed bp I. It's so over diagnosed that's why I didn't believe it for all the years I was unmedicated. I'm not a Dr but imo you don't sound like you have bp. You might have bp 2. Idk... why we're you diagnosed with 1?
I don't know why my pdoc diagnosed me with BP1 instead of BP2. That's part of the reason I have a problem with it (now that you mention it).

My pdoc thinks I became manic when I took an antidepressant. Yes, the antidepressant made me hyper, I got 3 hours of sleep a night, I was super focused, etc.., but I definitely did NOT have psychosis.

But I think I might not be bipolar because, well, I don't "remember" hypomania and my current medication (Latuda) isn't really doing anything. (Well, I basically think I got better on my own.)

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Originally Posted by gina_re View Post
For me, it's easier to remember the depressive episodes just because they are more obvious and you definitely seek treatment for them. Whereas the hypomanic episodes don't really stick out that much because maybe you were just having a great time how ever many years ago, and you are not really able to pinpoint that exact moment in time.
I understand thinking that the medication may not be doing it's job and it is possible that you just happened to feel better, but what were your previous depressive episodes like?
It is also hard to accept a bipolar diagnosis for many people. Who wants to question their behavior that way and have bipolar attached to it?! At the end of the day, after all your researching and comparisons between your behavior and what you learn start to make sense, the medications are working, and therapy is going well, it's easier to "settle" into the diagnosis and be vigilant about not having it take over your life. Please take care:
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PS- I didn't have a full blown hypomanic episode until recently that I actually remember. And that was years after my diagnosis!
Yeah, that's true about depression... You remember it because it's obvious.

My previous depressive episodes all have lasted anywhere from a few weeks to a few months. They're usually pretty severe (i.e., I literally want to die when I'm depressed - I become suicidalish. Like, I want to die, but I don't have the guts to kill myself). I tend to have crying spells, I lose all interest in everything, I become very anxious, and I become very angry.