Want to drop Bipolar diagnosis

Posted by fired on December 13, 2010, at 17:34:42

I've had 3 episodes of MDD during my life. After one episode just a few years back, Effexor triggered hypomania.
I saw a specialist at the suggestion of my neurologist, not my psychiatrist. The psychiatrist who saw me for about 45 minutes Dxed me as BP NOS. If anything I had spells of very mild hypomania.
The Dx of Bipolar has been a nightmare for me. The medical profession has blamed it for other conditions I had.
I no longer see my psychiatrist or neurologist (insurance change). Unless there's a good reason why I can't do it, I'm dropping my DX of BP. If anything is mentioned about my history, I'll say that BP was a misdiagnosis.
The Lamictal I take will be for Dep, to augment
Parnate.
Legal?

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