I’ve had a couple of doctors diagnose me with bipolar just because they weren’t familiar with schizoaffective disorder.
This was especially the case during the 1980s and 90s
I’m not sure but I still think that it’s currently the case today
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My experience has been my diagnosis depended on who I saw. the current one doesn’t think I have sz. I will show you what the report said:
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this was prior to going for my autism assessment.
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So true my pdoc wanted to say I don’t have sz and tested with other meds when I told him I am the god and devil then he was convinced I have sz. 6 months and 25k invain.
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If a doctor doesn’t understand something they should defer to a different doctor.
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Yes they should but most don’t
Cardiologists do. I keep getting bounced around. Some pdocs, too. “Wait, you’re functional? Um. Can I refer you to a specialist?” (Not quite, but you get the idea.)
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