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Old Apr 19, 2016, 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by lolagrace View Post
Except the bipolar diagnosis can preclude use of certain meds that could help straight depression but set off mania in someone with bipolar disorder, so the diagnosis can be significant to medication treatment. That said, the OP's meds sound very in line with bipolar med treatment. It might be a case where the pdoc is still in the phase of ruling out a bipolar diagnosis. That can take awhile.
Except Ellie says "My therapies are supposed to be helpful for depression or bipolar so giving it a label isn't a priority."