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Originally Posted by Blueberrybook
I don’t fake a facade with the pdoc. If I don’t tell him, he can’t help me. Though I have found it is very bad to come to a pdoc appt fully manic in her waiting room and office. By that point, I was beyond helping myself. Probably should have gone to the hospital, but H came, promised pdoc he would make sure I was sleeping well on stronger sleep stuff (before starting Seroquel). I slept a lot, and it broke the manic episode. I was WAY beyond stopping that one and right in front of the pdoc. That episode got me a wonderful bipolar I diagnosis.
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I'm glad that you are so open with your pdoc. I've been seeing mine for 15 years. I am, or if I'm not 100% open, I think he now knows me well enough to figure that out.
My husband has always tried very very hard to keep me out of the hospital. Sometimes too hard, I think. Sometimes just the right amount. I had 10 hospitalizations between ages 34 and 38, then none since (I'm 57 now) even though I've been quite ill at times, including with psychotic mania. Luckily, I have found a good medication mix that my psychiatrist manipulates. That cuts severe episodes short. Kisses and hugs to my medications! I luv ya! I also have to give huge thanks to my last two therapists. The huge progress I have made would not have been possible with medications alone. Not by a long shot! I hope you find a really good therapist, Blueberrybook. Don't settle for anything less.