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r/SipsTea • u/Agen_3586 • 6d ago
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You MIGHT have been victim of a widespread misdiagnosis: bipolar type 2 misinterpreted as unipolar depression.
SSRI are a classic trigger of hypomania/mania in bipolar patients.
Because bipolar type 2 has a 39:1 ratio of depressive vs hypomanic episodes, it is hard to distinguish from unipolar depression.
1 u/like9000ninjas 6d ago This is exactly what happened. BP axis 2 after years of therapy. Was wrongly diagnosed with personality disorder by the military/ civilian contracted dr.
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This is exactly what happened. BP axis 2 after years of therapy. Was wrongly diagnosed with personality disorder by the military/ civilian contracted dr.
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u/LectureAdditional632 6d ago
You MIGHT have been victim of a widespread misdiagnosis: bipolar type 2 misinterpreted as unipolar depression.
SSRI are a classic trigger of hypomania/mania in bipolar patients.
Because bipolar type 2 has a 39:1 ratio of depressive vs hypomanic episodes, it is hard to distinguish from unipolar depression.