Bipolar Disorder Support Group

Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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MonaP
MonaP
I am doing some research on trying to figure out what is wrong with me. I have rapidly moodswings. One minute I am okay and the next minute I am sad. When I am okay, I have racing thoughts. I come up with a lot of ideas. When I am depressed, I don't want to do anything. For example, When I was okay, I decided to go back to school but now I decided to delay school because I can't focus on school. This is the second time I decided to go back to school and had to quit. When I am okay, I think I can do anything. When I am depressed, I feel as if my life sucks. My therapist and pdoc said I have depression but I feel it is more than that. I take Pristiq and Geodon but it is not helping with the moodswing and racing thoughts. I need to find out what's going on with me. It is affecting my life.
Community Leaderacuriousfish
acuriousfish
I thought I answered this one before?

You need to talk to a psychiatrist. You might be Bipolar, you might not. Something is obviously not right.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Moodswings can be a number of things including hormones. Depression has a lot of symptoms to that resemble bp. I personally would not want a diagnosis of bp there is a lot more to it then people think. Let your doctor observe you bp diagnosis doesn't happen over night and if a pdoc diagnosed someone with bp in one or two visits i would be worried. Be patient a diagnosis isn't going to change the way you feel
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