I have called the pdoc to ask for an appointment for a re-assessment of whether I can get off my meds. If she says no I will listen… But I just feel like all this has been a lie.
My partner feels I definately get my moods (over excited) but no one else sees it. Why does he?
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It’s good that you are getting reassessed.
Good luck @anon80629714.
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Haven’t heard back if I got an appointment … But I just feel maybe I do have schizophrenia and am just on a long remission. And if this is the case, why be on Tegretol.
People with schizophrenia and schizoaffective especially can be on mood stabilizers.
I would place your trust in these doctors more.
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True. But she officially changed the dx to Bipolar. At the time of diagnosis I might have felt “not so normal” but now I do “feel normal” I am questioning a lot of things…
I question my diagnoses all the time just because I’ve been given mixed signals by the psychiatric community over the years.
As long as the meds work I shouldn’t have to worry so much, but I do see your point.
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I don’t even know my diagnosis. A couple years ago it was chronic pd. Sz. I don’t pay attention to diagnosis. What’s the point?
When was the last time you were depressed?
For me there is a point. If I know what I have I can learn to treat it. Learn to recognise the signs. Learn to manage it better. Get the right therapy…
Oh, are you in therapy now?
I was , I think, starting Late November to Early Feb… I didn’t want to go anywhere, meet anyone or do anything… Stayed in bed a lot of the time. Don’t know if it was depression… Doc tried to up the meds but I decided to just wait to see if it went and it did.
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No. If I knew what I had I would be on the right kind of therapy that I need. I believe there are different kinds.
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Oh, well good luck getting reassessed. You can figure out the kinds of therapy that would best suit you.
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I would talk to your pdoc about it, I am not overly familiar with bipolar. Sounds like depression though.
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It might have been.
And if they are right, the anxiety i think I have is mixed episodes… they feel weird…
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I hope my views in our last thread haven’t confused you, @anon80629714.
I was told by my PDoc that some patients just have a one-off psychosis and never experience it again. You’ve been good for nearly a decade. My concern was that you may be on powerful antipschotics when maybe you might just have stress/ anxiety/ depression.
I’m not a doctor. Continue following your own doctor’s advice, but ask a lot of questions. It’s your mind/ body/ health.
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He’s closer to you?
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