[widgets]

So i have been off Lamictal for 1 month now.
When i quit taking them i was extremely depressed, and it only got worse.
But slowly i've 'normalised,' and i'm feeling more normal than i have done since before i started taking them.
My t and support worker, keep mentioning BPD to me, they have set up some appointments with a psychologist, and we're going to start DBT as well.
Maybe i'm not bipolar then?
I dont know.
all i know is that for the past week or so i have been happy.

[AniManiac]

Glad to hear that you're feeling better, and that you treatment team is working with you to make changes.

If you have BPD and not bipolar (you can have both) then your prognosis is actually better. They say that with therapy, most people with BPD can have a relatively normal life, stop taking meds, etc. Not so much for bipolar.

Fingers crossed that this new direction works out well for you!

[kj44]

Good wishes your way!!!

Glad to hear that you are feeling better, widgets.

It is definitely possible that you could have BPD and not Bipolar, simply because the two are so similar! For me, I was diagnosed with BPD first, and then afterwards I was properly diagnosed with Bipolar instead. I think, for most people though, it's the other way around. Either way, I think it's great that you are making progress.

[roads]

I'm so glad you're feeling better! I'm glad you've got appts set up with a psychologist; that ought to get you closer to a definite diagnosis. Was the DBT your idea?

Be very good to yourself, monitor yourself as things go along. Have you started the new job yet?

[dirt69juggalo]

I've had two pdocs tell me I'm both now so you could be both too. Hopefully not though

[ohlala]

I went off my meds for a year tapering them myself of course, (I'm a retired nurse and "I know it all", lol). I was really proud of myself and felt one episode of delusional mania doesn't not a BP 1 make. Of course somewhere along the way I forgot about the years of depression and hypomanic episodes that preceded "the blowout". I re-upped my therapy and made an agreement with my P-doc that I would report any mood changes to him, and I contracted that my husband could contact him as well to report signs of mania or depression. All went well for about 6 months and then I started sliding into a depression. I couldn't handle that fact and more importantly, I didn't want to believe I was wrong. I hung on for another 3 months trying "lifestyle" changes, vitamins, etc. to no avail. I went back to the P-doc and said I WANT meds, I NEED meds, please let's get started. It's taken me 4 months of getting back on meds and we're still tweaking and adjusting. I'm not out of the woods but some daylight is peeking through. I don't want to go through this again. I give up. And from what I've read, treatment for depression becomes more complicated and sometimes not as successful if the patient goes on and off the meds. I wish you all the best, but if you discover along the way that your diagnosis was in fact accurate don't hesitate to seek immediate help.