Comments: Misdiagnosing Bipolar Disorder Happens More Than You'd Think
I was misdiagnosed the first four years as major depressive disorder. The meds didn't take care of the worst parts, and most of the time I just felt like I was in hell. All my books said bipolar was often misdx before it was diagnosed properly. Like most people now that.
Posted by Pure of Heart at February 6, 2006 11:50 AM
I just went through detox for a seven year and very serious addiction to opiate based pain killers.
I have detoxed, found the miracle drug Naltrexone (blocks opiod receptors and reduces cravings.) I now have several weeks clean and have high hopes.
Only now Insomnia is threatening to take over my life, it is like a living hell to want more than nothing else to just sleep, but it is impossible to attain.
My doc stuck me on huge ammounts of Trazadone that just made me dizzy, then switched to Bi Polar med Seroquel. My wife and I are worried what taking by polar medication will do to me if I am not Bi - polar after all. Please help.
Shane
Posted by Shane at April 2, 2006 10:31 AM
Trazedone is an antidepressant, that can aggravate, or activate bipolar symtoms, like mania. My daughter cannot tolerate any form of an antidepressant. Myself:Doc gave me traz to sleep, it kept me awake. The higher the doses, the worse it got. Once I removed the trazedone, slowly, I experienced some withdrawal symtoms, not like when I came off of Prozac though. Once off of trazedone, I actually slept. I also sweat more on that drug and I thought it was hot flashes (haha)and it wasnt. Have you tried melatonin? for sleep? I'm sorry, this is so hard, and lack of sleep makes it so much harder. Take care.
Posted by Stephany at April 2, 2006 06:02 PM
ok so now your friend first of all had anxiety disorder then was diagnosed with bipolar and now has been rediagnosed as having ADD--sounds like a big cry for attention. Nowadays you have to have some mental diagnosis--RIIIIIGHT.
Posted by erin garske at June 13, 2006 02:55 PM
She can return. That is the stigma.
Erin~ Life is hard. So let's all work on a reason why it is hard. Attention gaining behaviors are doctor's answers to medicating some people.
Erin, no one needs a dx to be who they are, and want to be, I certainly hope that a doctor never defines who I am or anyone else.
So, are we talking about having a dx to count? to be heard?
Oh be heard on your own. Please.
Be yourself, because that is the person that truly is the real deal.
Everyone wants to be heard, so speak.
Posted by Stephany at June 13, 2006 09:22 PM
hey, what do you do when you are/deceived/stabbed in the back/ by a purported friend/ who is alleging a mental illness/when you have divulged your innermost secrets/ do you say it is ok they have a mental illness? At a loss?
Posted by ice at June 26, 2006 10:58 PM