I feel the same way sometimes. I was diagnosed when I was only 16 way back in 1992 by a family doctor. After years of GP's "wonderful" medical knowledge of off and on again antidepressants, I finally saw a pychiatrist who admitted me to the hospital in 2005. She then put me on up to 9 different meds a day once I got out of a week of hell in the hospital. Now I am med free and most of the time feel like I can cope.

My DH says that he doesn't think I am bipolar at all and I just suffer from anxiety attacks.

Does anyone know the difference? I think Drs are too quick to label, and not quick enough to help.

Oh, BTW, I suddenly stopped going to my shrink about 6 months after the hospital incident still on about 6 meds a day, and to this day (2 1/2 years later), neither she nor her office ever called me to follow up!

I am better off without Drs - they make life worse than it is!