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| Sun, 02-25-2007 - 10:33am |
My counselor thinks it is possible I am either bipolar or have generalized anxiety disorder. He recommends that I see a psychiatrist who specializes in diagnosing these. Unfortunatley the pdoc he recommends is not on our insurance plan. Is anybody from the Chicago area? Can you recommend a doctor downtown or south of the city to see or one to stay away from?
I don't know what to do with these possiblities in my mind. Part of me is relieved to know that there is a good reason I sometimes feel like I am losing my mind, another part of me dreads the diagnosis of being "mentally ill."
After doing a lot of reading I believe that if I do have bipolar, I am rapid cycling. I seem to swing from depression to hypomanic several times a month if not a week. I am currently on Effexor XL, was I correct in understanding that may actually be making me cycle faster?
I have so many questions but no "energy" to type them out and my desire to really know the answers isn't very high right now. I suppose this is another depression swing coming on. Yeah, fun.
TIA
Steph

Hi and Welcome
I don't know of any down that far south.
You should be able to get a list from your insurance provider by calling member services.
God could not be everywhere, so
Steph,
I second calling your insurance company!