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SirineSenior Contributor
Hi all hope your day is going well. I just got back from the private psychiatrist and he thinks I have bipolar 2, ptsd, and anxiety. He's given me new medication that is supposed to be effective for bipolar depression. The other psychiatrist says I have bpd and ptsd.
I'm so confused 😕 help
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Unknown userMember
Yep @Sirine, MI can be so hard to get right and there are so many overlapping features sometimes it can be difficult to navigate. How do you feel after the appointment? Apart from confused. Do you feel ok with the medication they prescribed and the interactions with the new Psych?
Xx
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tymeModerator
@Sirine ,
Arghhh. such a common thing...that is, mistaking BPD for bipolar.
Symptoms can be quite similar, but treatment is so different.
From experience, it seems the BPD episodes cycle very rapidly. Moods can switch by the moment. e.g. if something bad happens, then the borderline's world is turned upside down. Conversely, if something 'good' happens, then the person with BPD is on top of the world.
BPD treatment requires longterm psychotherapy.
Bipolar is less reliant on the current environment and therapy involves medication in most cases.
I'm not a specialist. I'm only speaking from experience.
I'm sorry you have to have this confusion...i don't know what else to say...
Hugs, tyme
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SirineSenior Contributor
@tyme thanks hun. My moods do go up and down but I suffer depression more than anything. I can be travelling along well for ages then I burnout or get depressed and fall in a heap. I have social anxiety too I think from the ptsd because everyone in my life has let me down.
Oh well more reading to do I think. Knowledge is power.
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tymeModerator
Hey @Sirine ,
For me, I found that once I had the name/label, I had a reason behind feeling the way I did.
However, in terms of treatment, the most effective what working with whatever was going on for me in my life. So whether it was my depression, anxiety, insomnia etc... we worked with strategies to alleviate some of the unhelpful factors.
Whatever your diagnosis is, we are still here for you.
Hugs @Sirine , tyme
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SirineSenior Contributor
@Former-Member hi hun I guess at the end of the day it's all trauma. I have seen this shrink before about 3 years ago and I find him trustworthy for a shrink. He always explains things well. Will see how the new meds go. He's very happy I'm detoxing too. I'm a bit scared. But all I can do is take one step at a time. Hope things are good with you xx
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hanamiSenior Contributor
Hi @Sirine
Sorry to hear about your confusing diagnosis! It must be very frustrating and anxiety-provoking to be left wondering what your diagnosis actually is. How do you feel about the medication that you've been prescribed?
Sending hugs
Hanami
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SirineSenior Contributor
@hanami hi hun I'm a bit over it all. Have to pick up new meds later today so will start them tomorrow. All I can do is see if meds work, have therapy, give up the booze and educate myself. Have decided not to go back to work until the new year as detox and rehab go for 4 weeks. Hopefully I will find some peace soon.
Hope all is good with your world xx
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hanamiSenior Contributor
Nawww, I can imagine you're over it all. Good idea about not going back to work. Start afresh and all.
Gosh I also hope you can find some peace soon. I'm pretty good, thankyou!
Keep reaching out 💗
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SirineSenior Contributor
Thank you @hanami I will keep reaching out. I need all the help I can get. Glad things are good with you. Xxx
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hanamiSenior Contributor
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