Posted by judy1 on June 3, 2002, at 23:47:34
they have bipolar disorder? I looked over the medicine board and glanced through the bipolar threads. Many sounded depressed and anxious with no hypo or manic symptoms (and yes I'm aware that I seem to be the only one here who regularly gets euphoric rather than mixed during mania). I guess my question is are pdocs diagnosing it more or are people diagnosing it themselves? And if that's the case why in the world would anyone choose such a devastating disease? I remember going through several diagnosis before bp1- schizophrenia, schozoaffective, borderline, etc. It wasn't until I was hospitalized after 10 years of symptoms with a psychotic manic episode that I received this one. And that's after AD induced manias, hypomanic episodes where I didn't sleep for days and spent tens of thousands of dollars, etc. Any thoughts? Thanks, Judy
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