Mis-dx'ed

so i have for the last 7 months thought i was bipolar I. i went to another pdoc(he was closer then the other one) and he had o re-eval me. He thinks i'm borderline personality with a genral mood & anixety disorder. im so confused! but the bipolar meds lithum and lamictal are working. im confused!!

That would confuse me, too! If the meds are working, are you telling him what it was like off the meds? You could actually be bipolar and borderline, I know that's possible. It sounds like you will have to work a bit more with this new pdoc to get your diagnosis straightened out. Hang in there, tho, it will be worth it in the end to be properly dx'd.

I agree getting dx'ed properly is very important. So hang in there. Cheers

they said it was a possiblity, like i need ANOTHER problem haha. but he won't know til im off my meds. which will be tommorrow since im out!

That sounds like a rough situation just coming off cold turkey. I wonder if ive been misdiagnosed as bipolar sometimes. But like you said the meds work so I stick with it. I hope you dont have any problems coming off your meds.

I agree coming off cold turkey doesn't seem right. Good luck!

i've came off my meds before. and i had huge problems. but they wouldn't give me anything. i'll deal with it. ive just been medicated since januray

Sorry to hear that you have to go through that. Why don't you go back to your old pdoc? This new one seems batty

the new one is more therapy less drug. the old one is all drugs no therapy. and very far away. i went to this one hoping they could refill my script because i can't make it up there-(forty miles one way) and they wouldn't call in my script. my cars messed up i didn't want to risk it. now i know i should have just went up there

I'm far from being a pharma poster-child, actually quit my meds cold turkey last October, BUUUTT, not refilling your prescription is just plain negligent, I don't trust your new doc 1 iota. Your doc is either an idiot or wackjob, coz even IF your dx is wrong, tapering is the medical standard, and patient safety should be a top priority I'll step down now

...oh wow!...yep I'm with Trippin on this one.

gotta taper them things get off them slowly with supervision.
give the brain time to balance itself it can get nasty just doin' the jump...real nasty...not saying it will but be safe is best

So, you need to be off the meds for a diagnosis? Okay...I guess but, how long? Takes weeks to adjust to not being medicated again. Your brain can go all funny. Like mine did. Don't know about this one.

well as of now i am fine. going cold turkey off my meds was easier this time. and im not sure if im ever going to see either again. im just sick of being drag around by ****** pdocs. its more stressful then anything