Posted by McPac on July 19, 2002, at 22:56:58
In reply to Re: Remeron poop out - Jill » Essence, posted by BarbaraCat on July 19, 2002, at 21:48:15
BarbaraCat/Anybody: I would GREATLY appreciate any and all feedback to this request:
Could anybody who has Bipolar Disorder please state clearly what the "manic" phase of Bipolar Disorder is like? One doctor of mine years ago diagnosed me with Bipolar. Others did not. The one that did said he did "because lithium is what worked for me". I just read online recently a presentation by a shrink that said that this is NOT a valid reason to automatically diagnose someone with a specific diagnosis. He said that just because a medicine works for someone that that doesn't automatically mean that that is their diagnosis. In other words, just because the lithium helped that doesn't prove that I am Bipolar. I also told my doctor that said that, right at that time, that other meds had also worked..for example, an antidepressant that I took a couple of years earlier had also worked very well. So how could he be so sure I was bipolar just because the lithium worked???????He didn't want to talk about it anymore. He never cared to answer patient's questions. Your typical arrogant-as-hell, pompous, know-it-all shrink. Anyway, for the last 20 friggin' years I have never had another doctor conclusively come to a conclusion. So I'm asking you all here: EXACTLY what the hell does this manic phase get like? I would think that it would have to get really bad if it was something that you could be hospitalized for. It should be TERRIBLE if it's such a terrible thing. I think I only have the "hypomanic" part, because when I get "overly" happy it doesn't seem terrible at all! I know I have the terrible depression "lows". But, WHAT is this manic phase all about? Any and all replies greatly appreciated because I just want to know if I have that "manic" phase or not. Thanks!
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