Posted by katekite on May 21, 2002, at 20:49:48
In reply to Re: mood stabilizers first - Absolutely! » Krazy Kat, posted by Ron Hill on May 21, 2002, at 19:22:13
I agree totally, mood stabilizer first.
I can say that having gone the exact opposite route.... I'm ADD and was misdiagnosed BP II.
Of course I wish that I had been formally evaluated for ADD at the beginning... but I did come in complaining mostly about my mood.
Had I been bipolar it would have been dangerous to start me on stimulants.
In the end I was delayed starting on stimulants because of the incorrect BP dx for about six months. Feels too long (mood stabilizers impaired my concentration and made me physically ill), but going manic would have been worse.
kate
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