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Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25
Well the new pdoc isn’t going to work out. She asked if I had any trauma and I said yes. She then proceeded to lecture me that bipolar symptoms and PTSD symptoms overlap and I won’t know if I have bipolar unless I do EMDR therapy. That if I do I may be able to come off some of my meds. I think I know the damn difference between my trauma symptoms and bipolar symptoms thank you very much. I’ve had bipolar since before the trauma even happened. I was a mess when I was a teenager and I only managed to pull it together after I had ECT.
I don’t like it when new pdocs try to rediagnose you in the first session. You don’t even know me! I had another one once try to tell me I had borderline not bipolar in the first session. It makes me mad. Ugh I’m so mad my old pdoc is not available anymore.
So I’m stuck on the haldol for longer and everything is just going to get worse. She raised the propranolol that is supposed to control the tremors (which it does not). But she told me I have to monitor my blood pressure with that much  so what, I’m supposed to buy a home blood pressure machine now? Ugh.
Well fine, if they want me to take all this **** I will so I can prove how bad it is.
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Oh damn girl ( insert giant sarcastic eyeroll)
I think it’s ridiculous for any new provider to think they have a clue about someone right off the bat .
Can you see other Pdoc even if you have to self pay ?
Make life simple and buy a wrist cuff blood pressure machine. I think I paid 25 ? Upping your dose does put you at risk of low blood pressure.
I’m so sorry your going through such nonsense. I hope you can get off Haldol soon. Do you have a endocrinologist? My maybe find out what can be done if your back on Invega and have prolactin problems ?! I just remember you had really great stability on it.
Take care of you !
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