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Bipolar vs. BPD

CJonesCasual Contributor21 Oct 2021, 9:46 pm AEDT

Bipolar vs. BPD

I have been diagnosed with bipolar. I follow all of the advice from my doctors, I'm taking the pills and trying to do the work but things are not going well. I've been doing lots of research on my illness trying to find out new management strategies and listening to the lived experiences of people who have the same problems I do. The more I read, the more I think I may have been misdiagnosed. I think I may have BPD not bipolar but I am not sure how to bring this up with my psychiatric Dr. Has anyone here had a misdiagnosis? How did you handle getting a correct one from your Dr? I'm worried when I bring this up with mine they'll think I'm just being manic.

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In response to: Bipolar vs. BPD

cloudcoreSenior Contributor15 Nov 2021, 4:47 pm AEDT

Re: Bipolar vs. BPD

Hi there @CJones ,

I can hear that things have been challenging for you. There have been times when I've questioned my diagnoses and treatments when I've felt like they haven't had can positive effect too. I hope that you have been able to talk to your psychiatrist about the concerns you have

Just wanted to also remind our community it is important to check in with health care professionals when seeking further treatment or discussing diagnoses. Each of our situations are so different, so what might apply or help for some may not apply or be helpful to others. Please remember to be respectful of each other's experiences

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