Posted by Quintal on March 14, 2008, at 5:51:30
In reply to Depression only or also Schizophrenic, posted by Youri5 on March 13, 2008, at 9:23:55
This is interesting because I had my first psychotic episode a few months ago, and only narrowly escaped being diagnosed with Schizophrenia. If I hadn't know anything about mental health (and therefore be careful in what I revealed) I'd have been diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia no messing. As it was I ended up with the Bipolar label, but that was only because of a comment my dad made during one appointment. This diagnosing business is nowhere near as clear-cut as it seems from a distance, and neither are the boundaries between Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia.
I don't understand why you were diagnosed with Schizophrenia when your anhedonia (which may have been drug-induced and is more of a mood problem anyway) failed to respond to a TCA. Why not Bipolar if anything? Many people only get a partial response to an antidepressant - it's very common.
Q
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