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Old Nov 13, 2017, 01:16 PM
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This is just a passing curiosity I have and I'm wondering if anyone else had this:

A few years ago I had what I now see was a couple month long hypomanic episode. After I had crashed and talked my way out of hospitalization, my pdoc prescribed me Lamictal without saying exactly what it was for. The word "bipolar" was thrown around a bit, but I wasn't diagnosed until a year later.

Is this something that normally happens?
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Old Nov 13, 2017, 02:59 PM
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Often, they do not like to put labels on things immediately.Or at all. There are many reasons for this; insurance, could have something to do with your age or they want to be sure before giving you a dx, etc.

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This is just a passing curiosity I have and I'm wondering if anyone else had this:

A few years ago I had what I now see was a couple month long hypomanic episode. After I had crashed and talked my way out of hospitalization, my pdoc prescribed me Lamictal without saying exactly what it was for. The word "bipolar" was thrown around a bit, but I wasn't diagnosed until a year later.

Is this something that normally happens?
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Old Nov 13, 2017, 03:07 PM
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I think a lot of people with bipolar disorder are treated for the anxiety and depression that comes with it before a certain and accurate diagnosis is made. If people are like I was, I only ever went to a doctor when suffering from depression or anxiety. Other than one time in my teens when I might have reached full blown manic, all my hypomanic days were what I thought to be "normal". They did create behavioral issues, but I ignored their ramifications.

A psychiatrist finally diagnosed me with "manic depression" and wanted me to take Lamictal, but I refused it and stopped seeing him. I only started bipolar medication (Lithium) when hospitalized for the first time. The hospital doctor consulted with my old psychiatrist and the diagnosis of bipolar disorder became firm.
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Old Nov 13, 2017, 03:11 PM
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Yes this happened to me this year. Cyclothymia and biplolar were both discussed with my family doctor and I was started on a couple different meds which I stopped taking due to my own denial. Was referred to psychiatrist who I saw in Oct and she diagnosed bipolar 2 and put me on lamotrigine which I am adhering to.
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Old Nov 13, 2017, 03:32 PM
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Often, they do not like to put labels on things immediately.Or at all. There are many reasons for this; insurance, could have something to do with your age or they want to be sure before giving you a dx, etc.
Yeah that makes sense, I suppose. I didn't think of that.
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Old Nov 13, 2017, 03:59 PM
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Way back at my first diagnosis (23+ years ago), I was prescribed something for bipolar as the final step in confirming the diagnosis (based on how I responded to med).
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I was always BP II so no question about the Dx from the get go....
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