hmmm????

angelvoice222

ok well spoke to my doctor last week as i cannot cope with my moods anger and depression anymore. after a long talk with him he tells me he cannot give me and medication as he has been forbiden by my "Tourettes specialist" i only see the "specialist" about every 6months as he only holds 1 clinic on a tuesday every month but that is another story.
my doctor trys to ring a psychatrist at the local hospital but cant contact him so he writes a letter seals it in an envelope and tells me to go 2 a&e and ask to speak to the liason psychatrist.
i 1st see the triage nurse who does not seem happy to be talking to a "non emergency" so she says a doctor will c u soon, i wait for the doctor explain why i am here, he has never heard of tourettes syndrome and doesnt understand why i have come here, que me screaming, then a nurse comming in and tellin me 2 keep the noise down as not every one wants 2 hear you, so i then scream at her, well i suggest you get some1 in here who will listen untill you do i will raise my voice so i am heard. que a big tourettes outburst, in comes nurse telling me to please not swear as their are young children around so i explain i have tourettes syndrome and im sure that this child hears more swearing in an hours worth of school that they ahve just heard from me!
finaly see the psychatrist he cant understand why i am here, so i explain everything and say my doctor told me to come here, i explain to him everything that is goin on, and mention a history of bipolar in my family,
i am convinced i have it they signs are all their, i looked bipolar online and suprise suprise i have every thing listed there.
i leave with the vague diagnonsis of a personality disorder!!! i would have rather been diagnosed with bipolar, as would at least get help, all they can offer me is CBT with a waiting list of AT LEAST 2 years!!! untill then i am told to get on with it!!! im am absolutely apauled!!!
im not saying bipolar is a nice disorder i know several people with the conditionm and i know its a horrible thing to have. so yet again i have been sent to a& e for help and left with nothing!!!
you would think after 4 atempted suicides in 3 years they would offer some support!!!

sorry for the long rant just needed 2 get it off my chest! feel free to offer any advise on what to do now. or even similar experiences!!!

SweetPea23

There's more to bipolar than anger, moods and depression though.

angelvoice222

SweetPea23 wrote: »

There's more to bipolar than anger, moods and depression though.

i know hun...

Common signs and symptoms of mania include:

• Feeling unusually “high” and optimistic OR extremely irritable [x]
• Sleeping very little, but feeling extremely energetic [x]
• Talking so rapidly that others can’t keep up [x]
• Racing thoughts; jumping quickly from one idea to the next[x]
• Highly distractible, unable to concentrate[x]
• Acting recklessly without thinking about the consequences[x]

Common symptoms of bipolar depression include:

• Feeling hopeless, sad, or empty. [x]
• Loss of interest in things you used to enjoy [x]
• Fatigue or loss of energy[x]
• Physical and mental sluggishness[x]
• Appetite or weight changes[x]
• Sleeping too much or too little[x]
• Concentration and memory problems[x]
• Feelings of self-loathing, shame, or guilt[x]
• Thoughts of death or suicide[x]

the [x]= i have ticked that box!!!

krisskross

The internet has a lot to answer for. I don't think ticking the boxes constitutes a diagnosis. I have had pretty well all those symptoms at one time or another.

angelvoice222

krisskross wrote: »

The internet has a lot to answer for. I don't think ticking the boxes constitutes a diagnosis. I have had pretty well all those symptoms at one time or another.

i knwo it doessent but i have people in my family with the condition. this is an ongoing thing for me!!! but the "profesionals" think they knw everything and every person

Ames

Hugs from me. I was diagnosed with bipolar a few years ago, then I moved and the team here thought it was borderline personality disorder, and now the consultant says it's neither and I just have some affective instability. It's driving me mad!

I can't believe your wait for CBT is 2 years, I thought mine was bad at 8 months!

A&E are terrible for mental health problems, I was treated like dirt last time I took an overdose. They changed my bed while I was in the toilet, which is how I found out I'd been discharged, and I had to wait in a queue at the nurse's station for someone to take the needle out of my arm.

You could try going to MIND, I'm planning on asking them for help once I'm seeing the psychologist so that I can try and go back to seeing the psychiatrist who dx'd bipolar, as I think that's what I've got.

I can't believe A&E didn't know what tourettes is! That's terrible.

angelvoice222

Ames wrote: »

Hugs from me. I was diagnosed with bipolar a few years ago, then I moved and the team here thought it was borderline personality disorder, and now the consultant says it's neither and I just have some affective instability. It's driving me mad!

I can't believe your wait for CBT is 2 years, I thought mine was bad at 8 months!

A&E are terrible for mental health problems, I was treated like dirt last time I took an overdose. They changed my bed while I was in the toilet, which is how I found out I'd been discharged, and I had to wait in a queue at the nurse's station for someone to take the needle out of my arm.

You could try going to MIND, I'm planning on asking them for help once I'm seeing the psychologist so that I can try and go back to seeing the psychiatrist who dx'd bipolar, as I think that's what I've got.

I can't believe A&E didn't know what tourettes is! That's terrible.

omg that is aufull that has happend to you i hope you get things sorted!!!

wow 8 months your lucky i have been waiting almost 2 years to see and eating disorder psycologist and only just been given an appointment for 5th feb! there are only 3 people who work for the eatingdisorder place and only from mon till weds 9-5!!!

i wouldnt have minded so much but the hospital where i went (chorley , lancashire) has a ward called Yarrow ward where they section people so i would have thought they would help!!! last time i went 2 a&e i was told the psychatrist was on his way 4 hours later no show, luckily my next door neighbor who worked at the hosp knows me very well and knows that i dont egsagerate my probs as she know most of what goes on with me as my parents are good friends with her and so am i we have been living next to her for 18 years!!! she rang around 2 find out what was going on turned out they had "forgotten" to ring the psychatrist and he was still at home, eventually 2 hours later i saw some one!!! that woman is a gos send she really is funny thing is b4 she trained as a nurse she was a hair dressser so if i need my hair doing i get it done very cheap and get a free therepy type session as well haha

PolishBigSpender

krisskross wrote: »

The internet has a lot to answer for. I don't think ticking the boxes constitutes a diagnosis. I have had pretty well all those symptoms at one time or another.

Self-diagnosis is a dangerous thing.

It's even more dangerous when the internet is involved, because you can diagnose anything you want for yourself easily online.

angelvoice222

PolishBigSpender wrote: »

Self-diagnosis is a dangerous thing.

It's even more dangerous when the internet is involved, because you can diagnose anything you want for yourself easily online.

i have suspected i had it for a while, i know 4 people with diferant severitys of the condition and people who have spoken to my mum asked if i had bipolar, as my moods change so much , i can b literly sitting on my laptop am fine then the next seccond crying my eyes out wanting to die then wanting to smash the house up! for no reason whatso ever and without warning. plus a relative has the conditon and i know it can be herreitory.

pink_princess

Hi angel voice
Do you have a care worker or support worker you could talk to about your issues.You really shouldn t try to self diagnose yourself,it can be very dangerous.From the list you ve printed there s not many of those symptoms i don t suffer on the days after i work nightshifts.(and im healthy)
Bipolar is a complicated illness that doctors can miss ,you could have this or you could have something different.Either way you need support and a diagnosis to try and move you forward in life.Are you in contact with the mental health services in your area?
PP

Zziggi

angelvoice222 wrote: »

finaly see the psychatrist he cant understand why i am here, so i explain everything and say my doctor told me to come here, i explain to him everything that is goin on, and mention a history of bipolar in my family,
i am convinced i have it they signs are all their, i looked bipolar online and suprise suprise i have every thing listed there.
i leave with the vague diagnonsis of a personality disorder!!!

I fail to see how a psychiatrist can see a patient for one appointment and make such a serious diagnosis of personality disorder.

It frightens me.