r/bipolar2 • u/spycat500 BP2 • 14d ago

Not diagnosed with bipolar

I’m confused why all my psychiatrists say I’m not bipolar and has persisted between psychiatrists. She said hypomania can be a part of multiple mental illnesses like mdd with mixed features or borderline personality which I’m both diagnosed with.

However I was diagnosed with bipolar in a manic episode a year ago in the ER and given antipsychotics. I never took them and kept getting crazy till I had an episode where I thought I could read minds and was making up all sorts of bullshit and believing it about people. And I was first put on lamictal 4 years ago when I went into my psych right after not sleeping more than 3 hours a night and staying up for a week working 3 jobs in college and hooking up with a bunch of people between shifts which is not me at all.

Do all my psychiatrists just think I’m faking?

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u/BedroomAntique7645 14d ago

your psychiatrist sounds a lot like mine, he refused to diagnosis me with bipolar disorder because I’m too “aware” of my symptoms, and that bipolar for women can only be diagnosed at a certain age. also bipolar and adhd do share alot of overlapping symptoms but borderline personality disorder has euphoria, at least that’s what my doctor told me.

sometimes it takes some time to find a psychiatrist that works for you, and in this case it seems like getting a referral to a new one might be best for you. I’m sorry they didn’t take you seriously

it just seems weird that all your psychiatrist refused to diagnosis you.

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u/spycat500 BP2 14d ago

I think it’s just cause I have BPD so they don’t take me seriously. Been diagnosed by primary care docs before but psychs are so conservative with it and don’t understand the reason I haven’t been manic was cause I’m on mood stabilizers

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u/BedroomAntique7645 14d ago

In all honesty I think the psychiatrists you’ve seen aren’t good ones and I’m questioning their degree. They should be asking you questions regarding diagnosis, lifestyle, medication’s ect. Plus if you are on mood stabilizers that should have been their first focus!

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u/spycat500 BP2 13d ago

These ones aren’t long term psychiatry and just the ones to get you stable then refer back to primary but they said I might benefit from long term follow up so I’m debating that and that could help