loveon2legs

I was diagnosed with Bipolar a couple of years ago, when I was actively drinking...would this really give an accurate diagnose? I feel myself that I don't have the mood swings or behaviour I did when I was drinking...I have gone off lithium, but Iam still taking Trazodone to help me sleep....Anyone else have this experience???

SD777

I've never been formally diagnosed, but my family which includes Dr.s & nurses have told me that I had bipolar behavior. They didn't know I was drinking morning til night. Since I've been sober I don't experience the highs & lows I did when I drank. Family comment that it's good to have me back. I used to like the highs, lots of energy unfocused) but the lows were hell!! Good luck!

onlythetruth

If you think you were misdiagnosed, you need to talk with your psychiatrist about it.

loveon2legs

I'm meeting with her on the 22nd....SD..I can relate to the highs...and the bad lows....the drinking definetely plays a part...I'm so grateful to be off that rollercoaster!!

JimE

I saw a psychiatrist for the first time when I was a few months sober. I was referred by a therapist at the time. The psych doc told me he wouldn't diagnose until I was at least 6 months sober because before then he wouldn't be able to tell if my symptoms ( depression at the time) were a result from my alcohol use or a genuine mental disorder.

I felt like that was a catch 22 situation for me at the time because I had been self medicating for years before that whenever I felt depressed or manic. It wasn't until I was 7 yrs sober that I was diagnosed bipolar. I was raised in AA to believe meds were a no-no so I whiteknuckled depressions and manic feelings until then.

Maybe talking to your pdoc about this would be good. I was relieved to finally find out what was wrong, it wasn't bad news for me.