It took me a number of hospital stays and doctors to finally get the diagnosis. Looking back on it, I probably had bipolar illness since high school, 1982. I was finally diagnosed in 2005.

when I moved here to Ga 4 years ago. Dr said it was just bi-polar and anxiety when my doctors in mass,me,and Arizona all said they same thing. I had to request my records from those treating drs before he fully onderstood and went with there diagnosis. I don't see how a dr can diagnosis you after only a 15 min session. I ended up in crisis twice because I wasn't given the right medication and was having suicidal thoughts,started burning and cutting self again. thank the lord I had all my records and case managers and community support person sent new drs letters.

I was diagnosed with depression in1994. I was properly diagnosed with bipolar, PTSD and a borderline eating disorder in 2009. I have probably had bipolar since at least 1973 when I was 6.