After a year of unsuccessful diagnosis at a Family Doctor Clinic, I decided to try a psychiatrist; and ended up being appointed to the well-reputable Dr. Berner. At the first clinic, he gave me the low-down of all his knowledge about bipolarity. Oh boy, he seemed like he knew his sh** alright! He threw down a med for me to try (called Lamotrigine), however it didn't seem to do much.
A month later, it's my next clinic. He puts me on another med, Lithium. This one finally did the trick in combination with Lamotrigine. It was like I finally struck gold!! Although, every-so-often I'd get terrible migraine's. So for it, he hit me with another med, Verapamil. However, I told him I was unsure about the new one because I still had a depressive episode two weeks ago. Plus the fact that I haven't felt normal in three years! Anyways, he told me ""Trust me, I'm a doctor and you'll be getting migraine's regardless."" I eventually agreed.
So here I am, a week after taking Verapamil and I just feel straight up depressed. His humbleness took me off the wrong street. So I'm just going to stop taking it. Like sometimes he'll act like some ""mad scientist"" knowing everything, but really he's a human like you and I. However for the most part, he's a real smart guy. 4/5 rating.
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