Posted by blueboy on June 6, 2008, at 11:28:10
In reply to NEWBIE--My story (long, but please read!), posted by crazybeautiful on June 5, 2008, at 19:18:12
I tried every antidepressant in the book, and saw shrinks for decades. Two weeks ago I went to a very high-level clinic that specializes in diagnosis. They said I was definitely bipolar!
And it makes absolute sense. Not one of all the expert psychiatrists I had seen over the previous 30 years even hinted at it.
So, check it out. If you should be Bipolar II, treating with anti-depressants is going to be a long and frustrating process.
My defining symptom, btw, is a tendency to crash and burn in school/jobs every couple of years. If you're a student and see a lot of fluctuation in your grades from time to time, it might be one indication.
But doctors seem to have a lot of trouble diagnosing it. Bipolar I is a lot easier because the manic phase is so clear -- you go nuts, walk down the street naked, try to buy ridiculous things like a 10 million dollar house on a $30,000 salary, etc.
Bipolar II, on the other -- well, hypomania is great and most people who have it think they are simply feeling extremely healthy.
You don't sound to me like you have Borderline PD, but I'm not an expert by any means.
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