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#1
Jul 19, 2012, 04:47 AM
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Ever feel like your Psychiatrist is so robotic and devoid in any emotion that they'll just diagnose anything for the sake of appeasing you? Here are my symptoms:
1. racing thoughts 2. productivity 3. promiscuity (not actually slept with anyone at that point) 4. speech changes (rate of volume, speed) 5. rash decision making - quitting Uni etc Now I'm off the meds I'm wondering what on earth I was pushing for! I know it was to prove a mood disorder but to me the above just seems like a typical teenager/young adult behaviour. I'm also angry in reading people's experiences with Lamotrigine inducing hypomania and Psych pretending to act clueless. Anyone else ever feel the same about all this? x |
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#2
Jul 19, 2012, 04:57 AM
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did you want something psychiatric to justify your existence? if so thats ok...I did it way back I was confused I wanted a 'system' something to 'grasp' something to justify me....turns out I am deeply unjustified in a medical sense but satisfied in a personal sense that yes I can and do relate to these symptoms young adult behaviour can be way abstract for medical people they just don't know what to do sometimes thats all I got for now 
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Jul 19, 2012, 05:53 AM
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Hi Dubblemonkey,
No, I was very concerned at the time as some other weird stuff had happened. I thought if I understood myself that well enough then I could understand any illness and hopefully fix it. I don't think any of this is me though! The Psych changed my diagnosis to BP2 as soon as I mentioned promiscuity and rapid speech etc.x |
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#4
Jul 19, 2012, 06:13 AM
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ok....please forgive me here... what do you think is you? (thats unrobotic)...this is a place you can let it rip! |
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#5
Jul 19, 2012, 06:21 AM
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first up.... 1, racing thoughts suggest a highly functioning mind 2, productivity is evidence of this highly functioning mind when in action 3, everyone likes sex 4, racing thoughts use the mouth to make themselves heard....(you trust yourself if you are willing to let this happen) 5, impulsiveness other than life threatening is a gift....seeking opportunities giving your creative qualities room to move. now...secondly... none of this is defective |
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#6
Jul 19, 2012, 07:33 AM
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Why did you go to the pdoc in the first place, greysfan? Did another doc send you? From your post, I can't tell if you tried to fool a pdoc by creating symptoms, or if you truly have a mood disorder that you are having trouble grasping. Yes, your behaviors are all a part of being a teenager/young adult, and these are behaviors that anyone, young or old, might display at times; however, there are many other physical aspects to bp that make it a disorder.
I hope that all of your symptoms are just a phase that you are going through as a young adult. This would be much easier than dealing with bp for the rest of your life. Good luck! |
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#7
Jul 19, 2012, 09:17 AM
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Do I question doctors and think just about anyone in their late teens/early twenties could get a diagnosis if wanted? Yes.
Do I think most of what is labeled as a disorder for me doesn't need drugs or fixing? Yes. Did I try to get diagnosed? No. Do I think I have bipolar moods? Maybe but, it isn't a disorder. It's just experience. What we choose to do with that is up to us. |
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#8
Jul 19, 2012, 09:43 AM
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I can understanding pushing for something. I went into my first diagnostic appointment with my psychologist about 8 months ago or so... and I was pleading in my head to be heard and not just told I was looking for attention. I did not push for mood disorder.. honestly I thought they were going to send me to anger manangement! But I wasn't going to give up until I knew I wasn't just crazy..lol.. until I knew what was wrong!
Do you know that Bipolar Disorder is a condition that, because it occurs in the brain itself, tells you that nothing is wrong with you? It's true! Accepting bipolar disorder can be like accepting the existance of a parallel universe sometimes lol. |
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#9
Jul 20, 2012, 02:40 AM
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I was sent by my GP, yes. It was following a dark depression. I just don't see how I have this ''illness'' if I haven't done anything completely wild already that would make me sectionable. I think the key word is insight. If I am well enough to recognise these things, how can I be sick? How's you? x |
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Jul 20, 2012, 02:45 AM
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I just think I'm doing an incredibly difficult course, 100 miles from home, in a city I only visited 4 years ago. I think because it's quite a ruthless course that I haven't been surrounded by the best of people! and this has also affected my mood (as well as it being a course I'm not that interested in anyway). I'm also trying to look for work, live independently etc. I think it's normal for my mood to be everywhere. x |
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Jul 20, 2012, 02:49 AM
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I was misdiagnosed with MDD (major depressive disorder) for 7 years before my BP2 diagnosis so it was a relief to finally be getting the right treatment for my problem, and now I have balanced moods and (apart from being unemployed) I'm pretty happy.
I haven't done anything so manic that would get me sectioned but did have behaviours such as you described that were significantly different than my "normal" personality. If you are feeling normal and want to try life unmedicated then sure go for it (with appropriate help to come off any meds that you are on) but if when you are off meds you start to get depressed again, or things start to get out of control then please remember your diagnosis and get the appropriate help.
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#12
Jul 20, 2012, 04:28 AM
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Not every bipolar is batshit crazy and gets sectioned. You get dxd based on symptoms and how they impact your life. I've never been sectioned or done anything worthy of being sectioned. That being said, I do suffer, bipolar DOES affect my level of functioning, ability to work, and how I interact with others, AND worst of all, my mothering ability... I'm not medicated, I was tho. Idk if I made myself clear, cellphones are not allowed, so I'm typing under the desk
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#13
Jul 20, 2012, 05:02 AM
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I don't know about normal young adult behavior, as I was diagnosed at about 17/18 years old. But a lot of the behaviors you describe also fit the hypomanic diagnosis, so I think you may have to wait and see what develops. If it gets worse. If you have been hypo, following a depression, then bp2 is a correct diagnosis.
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#14
Jul 20, 2012, 07:03 AM
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Go with how you are feeling, greysfan. If you feel better without medication, don't take it. Also, don't let a dx control you. As you say, they may have it wrong. If more symptoms do begin to affect you, however, don't fret over seeking medical help or therapy to help you sort through your life. I applaud you for already taking steps to make sure you are doing well as a young adult embarking on life.
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