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![]() Probably the best thought I have regarding your mother's perception is to recommend for you to keep a mood chart. There are quite a few out there or you can custom make your own. There are quite a few threads on the subject that you may find it useful to search. Anyhow, in charting you get a visual representation of what's going on for you. It's often hard to see a pattern in the midst of simply dealing with each day. Charting will give you a more encompassing picture. Give it time, but if no real spells show themselves, and every day is pretty all over the place and situational, it'd be a good indicator that it's very likely BPD. If there are waves and plateaus (of varying lengths and degrees, but that are more in terms of a number of days, weeks, months-- or even sometimes years-- that would point towards BP. Indeed, such a pattern would show cycling itself! (If it's there, that is(!)) Here is another thought on trying to find a mental health provider --the phone book. And not just the yellow pages. Even though there are a lot where I live, I was having a really hard time lining someone up initially (not having insurance was a big barrier). I'd already been dx'd by a Pdoc where I had moved from, there was no mystery or confusion on the dx, as I'm a pretty straight up case, lol. Anyhow, I chose a PMHNP. I totally lucked out. She's been a godsend. Brain fart! I just remembered you have insurance. They of course have the whole "in network" thing... so you'll want to consult their list (you probably already have, just covering all bases). Sometimes they'll cover others, but maybe at a different rate or something. That'd be worth looking into too, seeing how it's so limited where you are. I think some of them are more lenient in that regard when there are few providers in the area. Hmmm... phone book still might come in handy. Personally, I've not always found the internet terribly useful in regards to providers (or smaller local companies or independents either). I'm a total research hound, so internet's great, but certainly not exhaustive when it comes to options. (Good God that's long! Sorry!) |
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(Some places it is set up differently--I'd be happy to check into it for you a bit later but right now it's off to work...) |
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I don't know if this has been said already or not but DBT is actually used for a lot of things now like eating disorders, self harm, depression bipolar and more. It has helped my bipolar immensely.
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Diagnoses: Bipolar I, GAD, binge eating disorder (or something), substance abuse, and ADHD. “No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.” ― Aristotle |
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Here, at long last(!) is the info on prescriptive authority for nurse practioners!(Sorry for the delay). It's got info for all the states, if anyone is interested to know for a different state.
From the site: lawatlas.org The following is for Illinois dated up to Aug '14 (for this or any other state, click on the map on the site.) APNs (advanced nurse practitioners)...Must enter into collaborative practice agreement with a physician, but they do not need to practice at same site nor have employer/employee relationship. State law does say how far away they may practice. Have prescriptive authority for meds of Schedule III - V. Schedule II can be too, but there are some limitations. Prescriptive authority is delegated by the physician in the collaborative agreement. Those are the basics. They have a basic list, as well as link to the actual laws (by clicking on the little blue symbol. Hope this info helps open up some options for you. ![]() IMPORTANT TO ADD... I'm not saying you need meds or even necessarily get dx'd by nurse practioner, just that should it go that way in the long run, the info might be useful. If you do end up going this route, I'd be sure to get one whose speciality is psych. I still really think it sounds a lot more like BPD than BP, and that you should definitely check into DBT. Doesn't need meds or a dx to do it ( of course!), and till such time as the other can be sorted out, it can help a lot symptom-wise. Something you can do while you wait for those. Last edited by Anonymous45023; May 19, 2015 at 12:31 AM. |
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