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Originally Posted by Bozdickens
I’m on geodon and lamictal. I don’t know what a mixed episode is. My meds are working. But I’m not sure how well they work or if It’s just the mindfulness I use.
I was orginally put on these meds for mood swings and behavior issues that turned out to be undiagnosed PMDD. Once I got on birth control I made a lot of progress.
I’m not going to have my records sent over. My new doctor was so obsessed with my past and shrugged off how I’ve been the past 7 years. I don’t want him to diagnose me with something I may have had 11 years ago but not something I’ve had for the past 5 years.
Signing over my records would be a very bad choice.
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I also have PMDD and my bio father has tried to convince doctors that I have bipolar because of it, but the fact is that I have never been manic or hypomanic. The PMDD causes specific mood behaviors during my cycle that are absolutely predictable and manageable through birth control. I have been prescribed an anti-depressant in the past to assist with the PMDD but it didn't have any effect.
As others have said, sometimes bipolar meds are prescribed off label for other reasons. I have been given mood stabilizers as sleep meds. I also do not have bipolar.
I agree with you about asking the doctor to do a complete new workup and not see former diagnoses. But you can give him complete information on your history verbally. He should respect that you want an honest, unbiased opinion, therefore do not want to share those records but will be willing to verbally share the history with him.
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