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Old Jan 21, 2020, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by giddykitty View Post
Ohh! I found it posted here awhile back when i did my psych testing. It says i have

(I've also been diagnosed with unspecified bipolar disorder

So, there you have it! But meds don't seem to be necessary at this point.
Have you felt doubted? I hope not.
Is the person who has done the testing the one saying meds don't seem necessary? Or is that your pdoc's opinion? Your opinion?

I am wondering if things might settle down for you and might feel more manageable if you tried a mood stabilizer?

I have a BPII diagnosis and for many, many years, I was diagnosed as treatment-resistant MDD. I never thought I would benefit from a mood stabilizer and my pdocs at the time never thought so. Yet, I have seen a different pdoc and she had immediately started a mood stabilizer and I still have some challenges, yet do much, much better than I was without the mood stabilizer.

It would be quite easy to try a mood stabilizer to see if it helps. Many of us use a med called "lamotrigine." It has its pros and cons; yet, I have found it one of the very easiest meds to take and I am incredibly sensitive to meds. We are all different, of course.

I have been reading your thread and have wondered if you just might feel more stability in mood with a mood stabilizer?

just a thought.
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