Posted by ronaldo on January 20, 2007, at 5:36:40
I have a diagnosis of BPD. Actually it is BPD NOS. Sorry I lie the full diagnosis is Bipolar Disorder Currently in Remission. There is no reference in my case notes to a time when I suffered from actual Bipolar Disorder either I or II.
This has not prevented my ex-pdoc from foisting an anti-psychotic on me. In fact I have been seen by 6 different pdocs in the last five years - none of whom gave me a definitive diagnosis of BPD. Most of them dx'd me as schizo-affective disorder, ?bipolar, and ?schizo-affective disorder.
I wonder how my ex-pdoc would feel if he took his Mercedes to the local dealer and he said that the car did have a cracked engine block but it was alright now. Would my ex-pdoc be satisfied with this explanation? If the dealer went on to charge my ex-pdoc the full rate for repairing a cracked engine block would said pdoc be happy with this state of affairs?
Psychiatry is a mixed profession. You get the Good the Bad and the Ugly. There are some very good pdocs out there who sincerely care about their patients and offer them an excellent standard of care. Alas in my experience they are out numbered by the Bad and the Ugly, those that are only interested in lining their pockets and in the British NHS those who are only interested in dishing out tablets and then quickly placing the patient back on the conveyor belt to be seen again in 3 to 6 months time.
Fortunately my present pdoc is a very nice man. He listens well and is interested in what I have to say. He even lets me have my preferred medication over and above his own preferred medication. My choice is working well now which is not to say that his choice would not have worked equally well. But his choice was an anti-psychotic and I am presently trying my best to come off Olanzapine.
I will stick with my present pdoc. I like him. I will continue to come off my Olanzapine, now down to 2.5 mg. After that I will think about coming off my Lithium. Very slowly of course. I've been on it for nearly 30 years. I doubt whether I have ever been Bipolar. Time will tell.
Ronaldo
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