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I had many, many years of dubious diagnoses and it was extremely frustrating. There were times when it felt to me like the mental health professional who was trying to settle on a dx would even become frustrated with me because I didn't fit somewhere that was convenient for them. I had medical practitioners say they were "pretty sure" I had bipolar disorder and blah, blah.
I truly do not know why any of them had such difficulty diagnosing me, when my dx was pretty clear to those who knew me well.
I was finally fortunate, 3 years ago, and connected with a pdoc who had no problem diagnosing me. She was spot on and her treatment has been accurate.
I've come to understand that there are far too many pdocs who aren't very talented. I don't know, of course, what your exact situation is. Your dx might truly be difficult to assess. Or perhaps you have 2 or 3 diagnoses going on.
Whatever the case, it sounds like maybe you don't have confidence in your current doctor. For me, that's a very unnerving feeling. Any chance you can look elsewhere? Something I will add is that the excellent pdoc I now see is through a low-income clinic. I don't pay anything to see her, but she sets me up with appointments 2 or 3 times/month.
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