On the subject of being misdiagnosed

I had a very interesting appointment with my new doc today (who is, unfortunately, leaving in June, so I'm going to be starting with a new doctor, again. Jeez. It would be nice to have the same doctor for at least a few months!).

Anyway, she said that I'm not bipolar, that I just have severe anxiety, and that my psychosis situation at the end of January was induced by severe anxiety and stress because of all the derealization I experienced and the racing thoughts, etc, and the not sleeping, and all the paranoia, and how terrifying it was. She just said she's keeping the bipolar diagnosis on my chart so the insurance company doesn't wonder why I'm taking seroquel. And she's keeping me on the seroquel because that helps with anxiety and she doesn't want me to have another psychosis situation. She loaded me up on anti-anxiety meds. Lol. Jeez!

I'm sad she's leaving because I feel like I've FINALLY found a doctor who knows what's wrong with me! I always knew my main situation was anxiety. It was actually why I sought out help in the first place. I think the first doctor I saw was a little too eager to label me as bipolar because I'm a writer/creative person.

When I was put on zoloft, it DID make me manic, but now I'm wondering if that was just a side effect of the medication, like I just can't tolerate antidepressants.

I know a lot of doc's immediately label you as bipolar if you have that kind of reaction to an antidepressant, but could they be wrong? Is it maybe just a side effect, and doesn't necessarily mean that a patient has bipolar? Are they too bipolar diagnosis happy? Thoughts?

Hi raspberry

AWESOME!

This post proves what I know to be true.

I don't do labels.

People can "label" what I have it is irrelevant to me.

It holds no bearing or significance.

I know who I am.

I seek to improve symptoms in my life that may be hindering me from achieving my true potential.

"What" people choose to call this does not matter to me at all.

So long as I am receiving the right professional care and support; nothing else matters.

Of course it can be and of course they are.

Redheads need more anesthesia.

West Africans have more of certain type of muscle fiber.

Many Asians have difficulty metabolizing alcohol.

Some people just get twitchy with SSRIs

I had a very wise pdock who told me the diagnosis is unimportant. What is important is treating the symptoms because symptoms can over lap. I totally love that mindset!

I know. Ugh! If only this doctor wasn't leaving! She's probably the best I've had (she works in the army and deals a lot with soldiers and ptsd, which I don't have, but she definitely knows anxiety!). Who knows what clown I'm going to be stuck with now. lol!

Oh I hear you.

(((raspberrytorte)))

If one of my docs that I see ever told me she was leaving .... oh I don't know!

Guttered isn't even the words that would come close to describing how I would feel.

Please keep us up to date every step of the journey.

A good Doctor is a hard find but one who will leve a lasting impression on us if we were ever lucky enough to find a genuine one.

I will. There's kind of a shortage of psychiatrists in my area and too many patients, but since I was just recently inpatient she said she'd put me on the top of the list. So, hopefully, I'll end up with a good one, or at least someone who won't want to change all my meds around. This is really an unfortunate situation.

I have so wondered about this exact thing!!! I initially went on Prozac after It made me tired so my doctor gave me Welbutrin to add to it. I swear this stuff made me manic. I quit my job and left my husband! After some time the doctor decided I was bipolar and added mood stabilizers and a benzo. I went in initially for anxiety and depression. I just don't know for sure about the Bipolar diagnosis

I'm still unsure about the whole bipolar thing. I get so many different opinions from every doc I see. It's really quite confusing. But I do feel my current doc was right on the mark. But who knows what the next one is going to say. Sigh.