Posted by morgan miller on August 10, 2010, at 20:06:50
In reply to Re: Off Lexapro? - apathy syndrome //Help! » morgan miller, posted by violette on August 10, 2010, at 19:54:36
> Yes that's sucks too...Bipolar is difficult to diagnosis as certain symptoms and patterns have to appear first in order to evaluate them..and the ave. time frame to arrive at a correct dx for bipolar is something like 10 years (if I recall correctly-would have to look it up to be exact).
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> However, an innacurate dx is a bit different than not addressing psychological aspects of mental health...
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I actually have to disagree. Not getting diagnose earlier had a profound impact on my life, things that I did and did not do, and how the illness progressed.I also needed psychodynamic therapy, but I needed just as much an awareness and education on the genetic aspect of my struggles in life.
There are so many things one can do to prevent episodes and further progression of an illness. Knowing that you have an illness can empower you and can have equally as great an impact as psychodynamic therapy. I do think therapy and some hard work can also help treat a genetic illness as everything that went wrong in childhood likely contributed to the development and progression of the illness.
Morgan
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