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03/08/2012 04:41 AM
Colleenj
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Hello to all.

I don't post a lot here but I do read most of the posts. I saw a new pdoc yesterday and am not sure if I should stay or not.

She was very thorough and thinks that most of my problem is not bipolar but PTSD. I do have most of the symptoms of bipolar but they are also symptoms of PTSD. I am going to join the PTSD group, but I'm wondering if you all mind if I stay. I like it here; there is no drama like the stuff that went on in the Bipolar II group I used to belong to.

Anyway, I really have liked being here but maybe the misdiagnosis makes me an interloper. I will respect the wishes of the group.

ColleenSad

Post edited by: Colleenj, at: 03/08/2012 04:42 AM

Colleen

"In our daily lives, we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but the gratefulness that makes us happy." ~Albert Clarke
(*Quote snagged from jenny1978)

PTSD
Anxiety Attacks
Bipolar II
Depression
ADD/ADHD
Chronic pain
Alcoholic

Please note that anything that I post is strictly my own experience or understanding of a particular subject. I am not a doctor and my posts reflect my thoughts or feelings of the subject, whatever that may be. Please always talk with your doctor.
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03/08/2012 03:49 PM  Top
Bangbang
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Posts: 6207
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I think you should stay. You are still having BP symptoms.
You are not drunk unless you have to hang on while lying on the floor.

03/08/2012 04:00 PM  Top
Colleenj
Colleenj  
Posts: 2104
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Thanks Bangbang. I was hoping that you guys wouldn't mind.
Colleen

"In our daily lives, we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but the gratefulness that makes us happy." ~Albert Clarke
(*Quote snagged from jenny1978)

PTSD
Anxiety Attacks
Bipolar II
Depression
ADD/ADHD
Chronic pain
Alcoholic

Please note that anything that I post is strictly my own experience or understanding of a particular subject. I am not a doctor and my posts reflect my thoughts or feelings of the subject, whatever that may be. Please always talk with your doctor.

03/08/2012 07:30 PM  Top
sarahtroy
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I'm an Advocate

Please stay! I value your being here!
Bipolar II, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia & PTSD; Alcoholic in recovery since 3/21/07.

Aplenzin 522mg; Pristiq 200mg; Lamictal 400mg; Geodon 160mg; Ativan 1mg TID; Deplin 15mg; Xanax PRN; Metoprol 100mg.

• "Don't give up 5 minutes before the miracle happens."
• "My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet." ~Edith Wharton
• "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." ~Ian MacLaren (Usually mis-attributed to Plato)
• "And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." ~Anais Nin

My support and advice is not a replacement for medical diagnosis, treatment, or professional medical advice.

03/09/2012 03:57 AM  Top
Colleenj
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Posts: 2104
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Thank you Saratroy. I value all of you as well, more than I realized.

Colleen

Colleen

"In our daily lives, we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but the gratefulness that makes us happy." ~Albert Clarke
(*Quote snagged from jenny1978)

PTSD
Anxiety Attacks
Bipolar II
Depression
ADD/ADHD
Chronic pain
Alcoholic

Please note that anything that I post is strictly my own experience or understanding of a particular subject. I am not a doctor and my posts reflect my thoughts or feelings of the subject, whatever that may be. Please always talk with your doctor.

03/10/2012 05:24 PM  Top
lesbian73211
lesbian73211  
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You belong when you say you belong. Stay!
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