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Question Am i Bipolar? - July 12th 2010, 05:53 PM

Some people may think this is stupid but i really want to get it out in the open.
So, i self harm and due to my feelings i have been given Prozac. Now, i have been taking this for 3 months now but it doesn't seem to be making any difference. If anything, it's making me feel worse. I feel that if your depressed, then you're always depressed and you haven't got the energy to even smile. My emotions are constantly all over the place.
Without exaggerating, i can go from completely suicidal and then suddenly become really hyper. I'm giving my friends and family whip lash from my constant mood changes, but i've also googled bipolar and it seems like i have all of the symptons. I haven't told my family because they think im a hypercondriach but i was wondering what you thought about it.

I have to go to the doctors on Thursday anyways so do you think i should bring the subject up?




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Re: Am i Bipolar? - July 12th 2010, 06:04 PM

I think you should! I myself am thinking about doing the same thing.

I always ask myself the same thing ... "What's the worse that can happen?" Your doctor laughs at you and tells you to stop being silly and then gives you a diagnosis of hypochondria! Or something equally unlikely!

Just tell him/her what you have said in your post!

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Re: Am i Bipolar? - July 12th 2010, 11:50 PM

Honestly... Explain your Hyper moments. Because Mild Depression can have Hyper moments too, as I know from a friend in college. Her doctor thought she was Bipolar, but after observing her moods closer, they noticed her Hyper moments weren't Manic moments.


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Re: Am i Bipolar? - July 13th 2010, 01:19 AM

You could have mild depression, it can cause hyper moments.
Can you please go more into detail about the other sym. you save you have.
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Re: Am i Bipolar? - July 13th 2010, 10:03 AM

I read that antidepressants can make people with bipolar disorder worse.... so yea, id deffinately look into it...


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Re: Am i Bipolar? - July 14th 2010, 05:41 AM

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I read that antidepressants can make people with bipolar disorder worse.... so yea, id deffinately look into it...
Yes, however, they invoke Mania, not worsening Depression.


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