Do you have any way to get evaluated by a pdoc?

I was mis-diagnosed with major depression for 10 years (treatment with the wrong meds, which I think worsened things), then panic disorder/PTSD, anorexia, take a break to have a baby, see new doc. I have seen this pdoc for 10 years, and she is retiring soon. I decided to get copies of my medical records from the clinic. My 1st appt. is 2 months post-partum (OB told me to line up this appt. in the third trimester).

Thankfully, she wanted to do her own diagnosis and not listen to previous doctors. First, she diagnosed me with the obvious: post-partum depression but on the intake sheet, she had written bipolar? Then, around 6 months later my diagnosis became bipolar? and I was put on Abilify. Then bipolar type? She settled finally on BPII until I had a major manic episode in her office. Then, I was diagnosed as BPI. So even one doctor can change the diagnosis over the years. My experience was a 10 year period, and she did diagnose me with the all the stuff the previous pdocs got right: panic disorder, ED, PTSD, it was just a question of which mood disorder. She never did think major depression on any of the forms, but those pdocs in the beginning could have at least diagnosed bipolar from the clues of spending sprees, hypersexuality (if you talk about masturbation as part of it), lack of sleep. They didn't ask all the questions or ask them in the right way to get to the bipolar diagnosis. Bipolar also hadn't fully manifested in me just then; it really got a lot worse when I was 25, 26, but I'd see a new pdoc, they'd never re-evaluate.

And my new pdoc decided I had ADHD, but he didn't pull it out of thin air like I thought. I had to go carefully over my old pdoc's summation sheet to him and saw something to the effect no diagnosed ADHD but possible symptoms, watch for it, BP better controlled. Talk about some hard doctor handwriting to read, hers tops my list. I can read parts, sometimes others with close examination, some parts not at all.

I am sorry you are in this weird position. If only mental illness were as easy to diagnose as the flu or something, but so many disorders share so many traits. It really does suck.