I don't reckon this is totally true either.

The pdoc that diagnosed me as bp did a piss poor job of treating me. he handed me some lithium and lorazepam and asked me how soon I could get back to work. I fired his ass as soon as I could.

excuse me plukk, are you calling me a liar?

ive had alot of trouble and i swear now, the diagnosis i have been given is bipolar, i have highs and lows, i had a bout of psychosis and a psych diagnosed me with schizophrenia.

I am trying to get pregnant and over here in the uk i dont know about how else in the world, they will not give women trying to get pregnant mood stabilisers, i know i can go on anti psychotics but im doing ok without them right now, and dont particulary want to have the weight associated with it.

If you still believe im a liar, when i get my letter through stating my diagnosis i will scan it and stick it online for everyone to see.

I DO NOT LIE! WHY WOULD I WANT TO LIE ABOUT HAVING A MENTAL ILLNESS!

Should say these misdiagnosis have happened over a period of several years, they werent all yesterday!

Clozaril is a category B antipsychotic just so you know - so it is safe for pregnancy.

Also Lamictal is shown in studies to be safe (just take extra folic acid) the rate of birth defects I believe was 2-4% (maybe it is .2-.4%) as opposed to the general population which is 3% (If it is .2 - .4 above then this would be .3 - anyways it is comparable to the same as the general population)

Prozac and valium alone? Talk about mania..

the pdoc i saw wouldnt put me on anything else, i take folic acid anyway because my gp advised me to. I dont have control over what drugs i go on,

im glad you wrote this post, i was diagnosed with bp 1, i have the mania, i have been put on a mood stabaliser despite trying to get pregnant, gonna ask my doc about vallium now, hope you get all the help you need xx

in the interest of calming things down a little - I don't think plukk was calling you a liar - I think his doubts were more to do with the competence of your psychiatrist.

That's how I read it.

just what was said in another post about a college story, makes me think that the post was linked to that.

sorry if i jumped the gun, and thats not the case i assumed that it was.

Sorry. I was merely seeing what the system may be like in Southampton. I think you are the same person as before. I meant the way they go about diagnosing . I'm sorry for the confusion but I don't mind any verbal abuse either. It's always accompanied by that sympathetic piano in the background.
I know the NHS

plukk im so sorry, i really am can you accept my apology.

Ive been through the system for 4 years now and ive seen ex amount of pdocs due to them being on 3-6 month placements, never got a permenant pdoc until this year, then in march time he went of sick and hasnt come back. There is speculation that he has had a breakdown of some sort either that or its the big C so the pdoc i saw yesterday was his stand in and she read through my notes, and took down how i am at the moment and said I was Bipolar.

Some people in other parts of the country have been prescribed mood stabizers whilst trying to get pregnant but it seems here in soton they dont prescribe them unless its absolutely necessary.

so sorry again for jumping down your throat, bit ratty today, sorry

It's ok. I deserved it. I wish you well.
A word about those stand ins too. They are full of shit. I complained straight away when one of them accused me of not taking my meds BECAUSE I am BP they said.. It sent me all doomsville.
They had screwed up the bloodwork.

Lately I have found GPs to be more human.

pdocs can be so confused. finding the right meds is a hard enough thing to muck through, let alone the right pdoc...i can't imagine if my dx had been changed so many times...i guess i was 'lucky' there...with four straight dx's of bp...and then a genetic history to boot.

hope you are on the right track now so that your understanding of what you are dealing with helps you manage it better...

xx, beep.

I mean that GPs are far more in tune with how to converse properly with you and the psychs. It is far better than before but it will probably be all screwed with now Cameron is in.