Posted by cybercafe on March 10, 2003, at 15:37:50
In reply to Re: Bipolar II is not a real diagnosis? » Jack Smith, posted by Ron Hill on March 10, 2003, at 14:29:02
> >I also know of someone who was mistakenly dx'd as "Bipolar II" (which I personally believe is not a real diagnosis) and went through a year of different mood stabilizers.
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> I'm curious. If BP II is not a real diagnosis, what dx would you give a person like me who cycles between hypomanic, normal, and depressive mood states without medication, is pushed into full-blown mania when treated with AD mono-therapy, but who responds favorably to a mood stabilizer? I (and others) call it BP II.
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> -- Ron
>i think the problem with mistaken diagnoses is that doctors simply do not spend enough time with patients
when i'm feeling euphoric (hypomanic) it's always been pretty obvious to me that i am experiencing things people around me don't even come close to
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