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Old Jun 20, 2022, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by convalescence View Post
Ok, so… a few things

1. Ever since being on Depakote I’ve felt better. A lot better. I don’t know what it is, why it is. My new psychiatrist has me way better pegged than my previous NP.

2. Why does EVERY NP wanna shove antipsychotics down your throat? (IME) I don’t respond well to them usually and they make me more anxious than not. Still not understanding that.

3. I saw my old NP and she put in that I had major depression even though I clearly told her about my manic episode and that my therapist and pdoc both said that it was mania. Every time I’ve been on mono therapy with an antidepressant I notice no real improvement.

Make. It. Make. Sense.

Idk I’m just really irate about my old NP & how my life got so messed up over this & being treated for the wrong condition.
I totally get it. I had hypomania brought on by antidepressants while I was inpatient. Under the care of doctors and nurses. They saw me switch, in the course of twelve hours, from down in the basement and then some DOWN to (if I was physically able) doing cartwheels in the day room pumped and excited UP and thought, "Huh." I didn't get diagnosed until two years later

Glad you're feeling better. Finding a med that works is a crapshoot sometimes. I know it was a crapshoot for me. I don't how my doctors and I found what works, but I'll take this even mind and run with it!
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