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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Schizoaffective Disorder

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How many people here are actually diagnosed as schizoaffective but have joined as bipolar or even shizophrenic? I have on both because there isn't a community for it on DS. I've only had one manic episode in my life and have kept to my medications religiously, and I'm just wondering what other schizoaffective people are like. Hello? Are you out there?
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*waves*
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It took a year to diagnose me.My nurse explained that they weren't sure if I was BP1 or Schizo-affective.
Turned out I was labelled BP1.That's it.Voices and stuff plus the suicidal intentions blurred it all.

It underlined to me that it's all just one smear of illness.Like a fader light switch.
We all have different points of 'sweep'.
Personally, I think Schizo-affective sounds way cooler than Bipolar.
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I was only diagnosed on Friday, on top of the BP.
I asked no questions, haven't looked it up.
I don't want to know, yet. It's a bit overwhelming.

It sounds scary.

I feel like even more of a fruit loop.
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I mean Thursday.

Wait... what day is it?
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It;s tomorrowsville
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Saturn's Day
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My pdoc hasn't decided yet if I'm BP or schizoaffective. I haven't yet decided if she knows anything at all.
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Along with meds for BP and Anxiety I take Anti-Psychotics, but I'm not sure what it's for?
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I actually have the same issue...it's just easier to say I'm bipolar, but I spend more time on the depression community because that's where I'm at now. For me, as long as I'm on all my meds, I only get the psychotic symptoms when under serious stress (e.g. my last job). Otherwise it's the moods...which shift constantly though hardly ever truly manic.

Thanks for posting this and I'm curious as to how many of us are out there!
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