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Originally Posted by squiggle  i feel more comfortable posting this here than in substance abuse.
Ijhave eight months clean from heroin.
but i am still suffering from the same problems as before. paranoia, problems sleeping, lood mood and times of extreme happiness., but mostly anxiety almost constantly.
Personally i think i have bi polar.
i have had a pyschiatrict assesment over a year ago when i was still using drugs .
I have spopken to my doctor a few times about how messed up i feel, but he said he didnt think i had any mental health problems and that the problems i am having is just readjusting to life drug free.
i dont agree how do i get the help/diagnosis i need.
i did start anti depreesents really briefly, for two days , that was a few months ago.
i dont thi k how i feel is normal .
any thoughts would be appreiciated. |
You should post this as well in the substance abuse forum because your mood changes may just be from the withdrawal effects and coming back to normal. So check with some people there who have dealt with heroin withdrawal.
If your symptoms persist, find a psychiatrist and a therapist. GPs really don't know much about mental health or the pharmacology to treat it. A psychiatrist can diagnose you more effectively and give you the proper medications--they may put you on a mood stabilizer. A therapist can also diagnose you and give you tools for how to deal with your disorder and how to cope. I wouldn't rely on my GP to diagnose my mental health or give me medicine for it.
If your symptoms are indeed not an effect of the heroin withdrawal, you might indeed have bi-polar disorder. But don't look for a diagnosis on here. None of us could not make such a diagnosis. Go find yourself a psychiatrist and therapist.
Have you ever experienced bi-polar symptoms before and how old are you?