update: Working theory of BP1 with rapid cycling now

Figured I'd wait a couple days to process the psychiatrist appt, and the changes already started...

Saw a psychiatrist finally on 16 March, a solid 8 months after finally getting my GP to listen, and 6 months after getting a repsonse to the 2nd request for a psychiatrist.

She had 2 students with her (no issues there, I seem to always get people with students), and had one of them do the majority of the interview portion of the appointment. After sending them out, and going over the charts and logs I handed her at the start (including a typed 3 page history, which was more or less covered by the interview portion), she got down to business.

Based on the history, stack of paperwork I had to fill out there, and the interview... her working theory is now BP1 with rapid cycling (no shock there). Stopped the antidepressant my GP has had me on since the end of November, and increased the antipsychotic. She has ANOTHER group of 6 students and a "Teaching Opportunity" on the 24th that I've been asked to be a part of, which gives her a 1 week followup on the changes as well.

The rest of Thursday was busy, and when I finally got home at midnight my brain didn't shut off until 0200 processing a lot of information... which threw Friday for a loop too.

Today is only day 3 of medication changes, also day 3 of a headache. Hopefully I don't have much of a withdrawal from stopping 15 weeks of antidepressant cold turkey, but we'll find out.