Diagnosed today and very confused....

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Diagnosed today and very confused....
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Wed, 05-09-2007 - 3:00pm

I've been convinced for years that I've had AD/HD. I was even dx'd and tx'd for it in 2000. A long story short...for reasons to many to go into...I'd gone to another psychiatrist to pursue tx, and he couldn't dx more than 'possible' AD/HD.

Several years passed and I saw a new psychiatrist today. How can someone talk w/you for less than an hour and decide you have bipolar disorder??? I'm very afraid of the stigma that seems to be associted with it. I'm at a loss for words, and very afraid of what may lie ahead.

Thanks.

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Mon, 05-14-2007 - 3:25pm
I'd forgotten to mention that the psychiatrist didn't think I had ADD because I didn't have strong symptoms when I was a child. I had very good grades, can focus when I really want to and so forth. I'm not sure I understand, but I'll go with the flow as I learn more about bipolar.

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