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How do you know if you are bipolar or have some sort of personality disorder?

As a child they always said I was hard to diagnose because I could either be very depressed or have a personality disorder or even a different mood disorder. They only ever treated me for depression. I've tried every depression medication out there and it only made me worse and very sick but they refused to explore and treat me for the other dissorders. Now that I'm older I feel like I may need medication for whatever issue I do have because I'm always so up and down, due to that I have a hard time keeping people in my life.

Anyone who is dealing with something similar ever finally get diagnosed with the right dissorder? What was it and how did they finally figure out what it was? I really don't want to try every medication out there for every disorder...

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Get a second...or third...or fourth opinion. Someone, somewhere knows what they're doing and will be able to correctly diagnose and treat you.

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I haven't been officially diagnosed yet, but they have tested me for BPD (borderline personality disorder) and apparently I might be... But all they game was a 3 months treatment of Prozac 20mg...

It's has been pretty hard cuz I don't even understand BPD properly either my feelings and mood changes.

All I know so far is that I can't stand too many people around me, not even the ones who truly love or support me.

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I have borderline personality disorder it's pretty much an emotional disorder as in I can't regulate my emotions like regular people do. It took years for a proper diagnosis. My advice is keep psuhing, get opinions, see therapists and psychologists.

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I was diagnosed threw many tests and interviews. There is blood work done also. I would suggest going to your doctor and not getting advice from online experts. It can be very complicated to peg down mental illness(es). Treatments are trial and error, this includes medications. I was diagnosed 14 years ago. I have only recently maintained a not changing drug regime for the past 5. Good luck.

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There is new science and tests that can look inside your brain and tell you wether or not you have bi-polar. The blood brain flow is different and if there is bi-polar they can see it, it's called "ring of fire". I personally don't believe in dignosising any disorder off of a questionnaire. The drugs for mental illness can be so destructive, I wouldn't recommend taking anything without a brain scan test. There is a place in Seattle WA called Brain Matters that doesn't dignosis illness based off how you feel, but on what's happening iternally.

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I was misdiagnosed with depression my whole life, and anxiety disorder later. I tried every depression med available, the only one that helped (a little) was Wilburtrin, but not much.

Turns out I have ADHD. Diagnosed at 32. With therapy and medication, my whole life has changed. Never stop looking for help.

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