Bipolar or just Depression

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Umar Kazmi

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Haia, i have been diagnosed with depression 5 years now and have gone through various medication i cant help thinking that maybe i am being wrongly diagnosed and that i may have bipolar or something similar and that the professionals that i am seeing are missing the signs or not fully listening to me, can any1 give me any kind of advice on this and what is it that i should be looking for because up till now all medication i have been put on do not work for me and this makes me think that theres something wrong somewhere
 
Ask your doc for a mood stabilizer. Besides treating bipolar, they're often used to treat drug resistant depression. Lithium or Lamictal would probably be the drug of choice.

Bipolar II is sometimes difficult to distinguish from major depression. Mania or "highs" may only include anxiety, agitation or irritability and may last a few days or even hours. Mixed episodes (feeling depressed and agitated/hyper at the same time) are common in all forms of bipolar.
 
tesswelshlady: Just a thought - get your Vitamin B12 levels checked. I know someone who thought he was depressed and found out his B12 was low and the doctor started giving him a shot once a month and he's feeling great. You never know.
 
Getting your B12 checked is a good idea! :wave: Folate too. Even if it's not the cause of your depression, low folate and B12 can make depression worse - and harder to treat.
 
Haia thank u for ur reply, i have had my B12 and folate checked as i have been refered by my gp to a folate study as she didnt knw wot else to do as no medication worked for me. I am no expert in this field but i knw tht something isn't rite. i have asked the psychiatrist that i am seeing throught the folate study if it could be bipolar and they didnt listen. what can i do next??
 
I have not started yet but yes thts what they have put me down for next as they don't know what else they can do for me:( I really need help now as i need to find sum kind of steady ground for my children if not any1 else
 
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