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Default Apr 17, 2018 at 06:29 PM
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My new therapist mentioned the possibility of type 2 bipolar today.
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Default Apr 17, 2018 at 09:35 PM
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It could be that you have slight hypomania or mixed states. That happens a lot. Where you get angry or easily irritable for no reason. Or you may sometimes be more productive than others.
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Default Apr 18, 2018 at 08:04 AM
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I’m on geodon and lamictal. I don’t know what a mixed episode is. My meds are working. But I’m not sure how well they work or if It’s just the mindfulness I use.

I was orginally put on these meds for mood swings and behavior issues that turned out to be undiagnosed PMDD. Once I got on birth control I made a lot of progress.

I’m not going to have my records sent over. My new doctor was so obsessed with my past and shrugged off how I’ve been the past 7 years. I don’t want him to diagnose me with something I may have had 11 years ago but not something I’ve had for the past 5 years.

Signing over my records would be a very bad choice.
I also have PMDD and my bio father has tried to convince doctors that I have bipolar because of it, but the fact is that I have never been manic or hypomanic. The PMDD causes specific mood behaviors during my cycle that are absolutely predictable and manageable through birth control. I have been prescribed an anti-depressant in the past to assist with the PMDD but it didn't have any effect.

As others have said, sometimes bipolar meds are prescribed off label for other reasons. I have been given mood stabilizers as sleep meds. I also do not have bipolar.

I agree with you about asking the doctor to do a complete new workup and not see former diagnoses. But you can give him complete information on your history verbally. He should respect that you want an honest, unbiased opinion, therefore do not want to share those records but will be willing to verbally share the history with him.

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Default Apr 26, 2018 at 09:48 PM
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Based on today it might seem like mania.

I was euphoric the entire day. I spent over $100 at the mall and I felt just really good and now I don’t want to go to sleep and I’ve been sending multiple messages to the same people even though they are not answering me back yet.

I have SAD though. And for the past 13 years I’ve gotten like this the first few days of spring.

So I’m guessing it’s this.
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Default Apr 27, 2018 at 02:05 PM
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I tend to get spring fever. I’m on top of the world.

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My old doctor says I’m not bipolar because I’ve never been manic. My new doctor is confused because I told him I’m not bipolar yet I’m on bipolar meds. So I was wondering, can you be bipolar without mania? Or are my meds working really well?


I have mood swings. sometimes my mood changes every few minutes. Yet I rarely show them. I can be really moody yet talk to people calmly and rationally to the point they think I’m just feeling normal.


I don’t know. Maybe I just have very good control over my moods.


According to psycheducation.org, the answer is yes. Also general anxiety disorder (GAD) can also use mood stabilizers.
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Default Jul 16, 2019 at 06:16 PM
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You can be on "bipolar meds" without being bipolar. Meds are prescribed for several different reasons

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Default Jul 17, 2019 at 06:42 PM
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Actually, I read an article recently about having only mania- no depression.

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Actually, I read an article recently about having only mania- no depression.
Do you have a link to it? My therapist and I have been discussing unipolar mania. So far, I've never experienced depression but I was initially diagnosed as bipolar because of the mania. I don't think unipolar mania is an official thing yet, but I'd like to learn more.
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Do you have a link to it? My therapist and I have been discussing unipolar mania. So far, I've never experienced depression but I was initially diagnosed as bipolar because of the mania. I don't think unipolar mania is an official thing yet, but I'd like to learn more.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...its-own-right/

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Do you have a link to it? My therapist and I have been discussing unipolar mania. So far, I've never experienced depression but I was initially diagnosed as bipolar because of the mania. I don't think unipolar mania is an official thing yet, but I'd like to learn more.
According to the DSM, unipolar mania just = bipolar 1.

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According to the DSM, unipolar mania just = bipolar 1.
I just learned that today when I was researching unipolar mania. Seems counter intuitive as bipolar implies two states or poles. There isn't a lot of information available about what to expect from unipolar mania, but I'm digging through what I can find in case it fits.

My doctor said she's leaning toward 'brief reactive psychosis' for me. She said she'll change her mind if I ever have another episode to give her something more to go on. It basically means something caused me to go nutty once, but nobody can tell me what or why.
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Default Jul 20, 2019 at 08:21 PM
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Can you be bipolar without being manic?
Yes. To be diagnosed bipolar you only need to experience ONE manic episode in your lifetime. For bipolar 1, it must last at least a week. For bipolar 2, it must last 4 days. Indeed, for bipolar type 1, the entire diagnosis is based on having mania. As long as you've had one episode, you're bipolar 1 (they don't even look at depression).

But I think your question is more along the lines of "I never have manic episodes anymore." I would say that's not that abnormal. The vast majority of bipolar folks spend most their time in either depression or normal moods. Mania is rare for most of us.

So really the key is to know whether you've had at least one true manic episode. Do you think you have at any time? (I am way behind in this thread, so I apologize if this has been answered).
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Default Sep 12, 2019 at 03:23 PM
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My sleep specialist told me a lot of young women are being diagnosed with bipolar when they actually have narcolepsy. I’m being evaluated for narcolepsy and a few other sleep related issues. Makes sense that I would have a completely different diagnosis considering I don’t meet a lot of the criteria for bipolar anymore.

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