[Happy Camper]

I was Considered bipolar 1, then they thought aspergers, now they think I'm schizophrenic and I'm on an antidepressant which on the lowest dose seems to be working too well.

I just wanted to know if an exact diagnosis is important since these 3 disorders basically get the same meds. The antidepressant was prescribed for ocd.

[wildflowerchild25]

I dunno, I think a specific label can be helpful to understanding what's going on, but I'd rather my pdoc treat my symptoms than worry about a specific dx. That's just me though.

[hahayeahtotallylol]

It does matter, because the meds are different and you need to know how to control it.

If you get manic off the AD then you're Bipolar. You said it is working "too well", keep an eye on your mood.

[Happy Camper]

Originally Posted by hahayeahtotallylol

It does matter, because the meds are different and you need to know how to control it.

If you get manic off the AD then you're Bipolar. You said it is working "too well", keep an eye on your mood.

Well the AD started off good, pulled me out of a rut, then I spent about a month feeling neutral, now I've been going up for weeks with no signs of slowing.

I have not told anyone of the erotomania outside the internet ( it is the telepathy kind). I don't seem to get the sleeplessness characteristic of mania (I can get 6 hours of sleep or more even when my mood is really good) so I don't know if it's bipolar or not. Sometimes I do go a night or two without sleep, but that seems to be caused by stress, not mood.

[bioChE]

I'll take a chance and go against the grain of thought here. I'm much less worried about specific labels for disorders than I am about treating symptoms as they arise. If you're on a cocktail that is "out of the ordinary" for your label and it works for you, then who cares what it's called?

I've been diagnosed at various times with GAD, PTSD, MDD, BP2, and BP1. The most consistent diagnosis has been BP, and through the years the typical treatment for that has seemed to work the best, so it's what I accept as the "correct" diagnosis. That being said, if next they come up with calling it "Sheep-F*ucker's Syndrome", I wouldn't really care as long as the treatment worked.

Regarding the fact that you seem to be getting higher on an AD, that is definitely worthy of a conversation with your doctor. It could be indicative of the kindling effect, and believe me you don't want that to happen. That is a serious situation that needs medical treatment, sooner rather than later.