How long did it take you to diagnosed???

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-24-2006
How long did it take you to diagnosed???
11
Fri, 10-27-2006 - 1:07am

Hey,
There is mental illness on my mom's side of the family but it is undiagnosed and not talked about much. I have ADHD and depression and had one hypomanic episode. It was in April '06 and lasted about 10 days. I've heard that it can take years to be diagnosed with BPD and was wondering how long it took each of you to get diagnosed. Also, my pdoc wanted to put me on meds but I refused because if I'm on meds, I won't have the hypomanic thing going on and therefore how can I get diagnosed if I have no (or fewer) symptoms?

When did you suspect you had BPD and when did you get diagnosed?

Thanks guys :)

Pages

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-27-2006
Fri, 10-27-2006 - 11:15pm

WELL MY STORY IS ABOUT THE SAME. ONLY IT WAS DIAGNOSED ON MY DADS SIDE OF THE
FAMILY. BUT WAS ALWAYS KEPT A SECRET. I HAVE BEEN BIPOLAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR.
BEFORE THAT, SINCE ABOUT THE AGE OF 10, ADHD, DEPRESSION, WELL ALL THE ABOVE. I AM
TAKING ZYPREXA. WHAT ARE YOU TAKING FOR YOUR BP?

THANKS

Pages