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Originally Posted by BirdDancer
You say you don't have bipolar disorder. Is that what your psychiatrist says? Or even if you don't have bipolar disorder, do you (or have you) had symptoms that an antipsychotic might best alleviate?
There are many people with major depressive disorder that do best on an antipsychotic, with or without an antidepressant. That is something a psychiatrist can determine. They have experience prescribing these meds. They have experience with patients with varying mental health situations and know they have unique needs.
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My psychiatrist doesn't know me well since we haven't been working together for very long, so he's just going by whatever's written in my file. I think we've had a grand total of 4 appointments together, with this upcoming one being the 5th?
I know I don't have BP, though. The issue I have is
severe rage attacks, not BP. I look at all of the BP symptoms, as described in the DSM 5, and I know they don't align with how I feel. I can't relate to any of the listed symptoms. So I think BP is an incorrect Dx -- a misdiagnosis for severe anger. I'm going to explain that in hopes my pdoc will understand where I'm coming from.
Antipsychotics do not alleviate my anger anyway. They do nothing but damage my brain since I don't need them.