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Seeing a different Psychiatrist?
I have been seeing a Psychiatrist for about 3.5 years now for Anxiety and panic attacks.
I have mentioned ADHD to him and he put me on medication which worked out alright.
However, he thinks I may now have Bi polar which I disagree with. I think I have ADHD.
Can I go see a new psychiatrists even though I am under treatment with him for anxiety meds and Bi Polar?
I have not taken the Bi Polar meds because fear of side effects especially weight gain. I also do not believe that I am bi polar.
What can I do?
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You have every right to get a second opinion. So the answer to your question is yes you can see another psychiatrist if you want to.
Until you do and based on the second opinion that doctor renders; I would suggest you take the medication as prescribed. Bipolar disorder is not something to play with. Those afflicted with it will feel perfectly well when not manic. This is the big problem with this disorder. When people with this disorder are manic they do not realize it and of course they are not on their medication which is why they went manic.
When someone with bipolar disease swings to the manic stage they can do things they would never do when they are not in the manic stage. Some of these things would include those so unlawful they end up in jail or they could bankrupt themselves or anything in between.
Now nothing says that you will go manic and end up in jail, but it can happen. I understand how the meds will make you feel as a good friend of my wife's and I is bipolar. She appointed my wife her financial guardian. During one manic period she went on a buying spree, she was of her meds and we didn't know it. We returned nearly $25,000 worth of Jeweler and clothing bought from different shopping clubs. When we got her back on her meds and showed her what she had bought she had no idea. She had maxed out two credit cards.
By all means get a second opinion and that opinion should come from a Board Certified Psychiatrist. A Board Certified Psychiatrist is an MD who has received a fellowship in psychiatry and past certain test to be Board Certified. Not all psychiatrists are Board Certified. But please take your medication until you receive the second opinion and know for sure if you are or are not suffering from bipolar disorder.
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