The doctors have all told me different things, this one says schizoaffective, the last one said mood disorder. But this one agrees, its possibly only a mood disorder but doesn’t want to change the official dx yet. He’s a locum psychiatrist and I suspect the next time I see a doctor, they’ll be a different doctor with a different opinion. At this point, I have learned that diagnosis’ are a very subjective thing.
Absolutely.
So does this latest dx have any baring on your holiday? I hope you can still go!
Mood disorder is a very broad term.
It’s not really an accurate diagnosis.
Yes, different doctors, different diagnoses.
That’s why it’s best if you are able to see the same doctor on a regular basis.
I’ve been seeing my current psychiatrist for just over 10 years.
She is pretty certain of my bipolar diagnosis.
The psychiatrists in this team keep leaving… I really wish seeing the same pdoc was an option for me.
It makes it worse the insrance is around £1500 to £2400 or so depending on the level of insurance I opt for . i am not going without it so it means I am not going.
Same. I think that’s just mental health care in the UK in a nutshell. They all leave or go on sick.
Oh really sorry you can’t go. I was rooting for you. Will you be able to get your money back from booking the holiday?
Well, we booked it and then COVID happened so we got vouchers from BA to use on another trip… we can go anywhere we want and Europe insurance is a lot cheaper.
I have had several different diagnosis. Basically if you have a mood disorder like bipolar (with psychosis) or schizoaffective the treatment protocol is very similar.
Im in the same boat…still… I will be starting with a new pdoc on friday. Hopefully it will refresh things a bit. I am told I have schizophrenia by my last pdoc, my nurse thinks I have bipolar, my therapist said bipolar, but I have bouts with delusional thinking…and memory issues…and I hear voices if I am not medicated.
I think its harder to diagnose sza vs sz. I saw several pdocs and all said I have sz.
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