Potential misdiagnosis?

Newly Diagnosed

Do any of you feel misdiagnosed with bipolar?

I had a manic episode with psychosis this past April that was triggered by me neglecting to take an SSRI. I started going out more and I took my med at night, so I would simply forget or wait until the next night.

But when I look back at my life, I don’t see a pattern of depression/mania or even hypomania. I’ve been consistently depressed, but the symptoms of mania don’t align with my history at all. I never experienced those symptoms until this past April - not being able to sleep, racing thoughts, paranoia…this was completely new to me. Is it possible I was misdiagnosed?

It feels like I am unnecessarily on meds. They have really dulled me and I feel slow and stupid now, not “stable,” even with a lowered dose. I’ve alluded this to my psych but we can’t change my dose until I come back from being abroad

Posted Jul 23, 2026, 5:10 AM UTC

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