Please help now - Bipolar Disorder Message Board

americandancer · 01-25-2005, 01:39 PM

Okay, here goes. I went to my family dr. today and thought I would be talking to him about pmdd. I have taken several different ads for anxiety order and none have worked or either I was scared of the weight gain by taking them. He said he knew I had severe anxiety and wished I would just take the zyprexa he suggested I take about a year ago. He said I probally had bi-polar tendencies and just didn't want to tell me that then. I explained to him that I never have highs and lows and he agreed that he had never seen me depressed ( I have seen him for 10+years now). I explained that I just became easily irritated, especially the two weeks before my period. Anyway, I guess he is saying maybe I am bi-polar and instead of highs and lows, I have nice and not so nice....I don't get it. Am I or am I not? If I am, then fine...I'll accept it, but he is just guessing because none of the other ad's helped with my anxiety/panic?

Ruth6:11 · 01-25-2005, 01:44 PM

I'm sure no doctor, and I'd honestly recommend a second opinion here.
From what you're saying I'm just not seeing the mood swings.
Have you gone to one of the many Bipolar Disorder sites and looked at all the symptoms?

americandancer · 01-25-2005, 03:22 PM

No, I have not checked the sites yet. I really trust everyone's input here and wanted to hear what you all had to say before I started "surfing". I really trust and like this dr. and don't want to start completely over. I think he knows me well. The only thing that really bothers me is he said if I was bi-polar or had bpd, he wouldn't even be talking to me. What is that supposed to mean? Is he saying I think you are bi-polar, here take this zyprexa and go to a psych? Thank you so much for responding ruth6:11. I don't even plan on telling my husband or anyone else except the board what is going on for now.

princesspea · 01-25-2005, 04:41 PM

Hi

,

I have to agree with Ruth about the second opinion. It's probably a good idea. You could make it with a psych. You don't sound like you have the mood swings required to be bp. Remember I too am not a doc!!! Free advice can be worth what you pay for it, but that's my opinion.

I love my doctor but she wouldn't manage my bp. It was out of her league. She started me on Zyprexa but, she sent me to a psych. I'd say that's what he meant that he wouldn't be talking to you. I still see my doc for everything but my mental illness.

Love,

Jamie

americandancer · 01-25-2005, 07:08 PM

I agree with the 2nd opinion. Do you know if the zyprexa is normally prescribed for severe anxiety? Also, he said if I went the zyprexa route, he would have to check me in the next couple of weeks for weight gain, and he would expect me to have a plan for him on how I expect to manage my weight on this. I am not overweight now, but he said it can come on as fast as a week or so, and his patients are required to have an exercise/diet plan that he needs for his records. Something about the high level of lawsuits due to diabetes caused by the weight gain. I am just so confused.