Confused

Hey forum I could really use some insight. I was diagnosed as schizoaffective depressive type about two years ago after having a severe episode. When I was coming out of it, after being prescribed risperdal, I had moments of highs and lows. Not severe in intensity but I could feel the difference. I told my psychologist my concerns and she just listened without comment. I stopped seeing her shortly thereafter. I never thought to tell my psychiatrist at the same practice because I assumed they talked. I was wrong. After 2 years of risperdal, and switching psychiatrist, I has an episode this one inluded mania. There were intense periods of hope and inspiration followed by crushing sadness and self doubt. I was cycling several times a day sometimes. This occured with delusions and auditory hallucinations. I feel confident after much research that I am either schizoaffective bipolar type or bipolar 1 but I'm not sure where to go from here. I kno need to tell my current psychiatrist but I'm not sure how to articulate it or handle this situation period. Any advice?

I am going through something similar. I don't really trust my diagnoses mainly because I seem to be having psychotic symptoms without mania or depression. So I think perhaps that is key. What I am going to do and think this can work for you, is just make a written list of my concerns and everything I experience. That way there is something tangible that your doctor will have to look at. It might help you out some.

take care

I will do that, I actually wrote down some of my experiences hopefully the doc listens. I'm unsure of the psychotic part though. I have gone months without medication in the past without incidence and then bam the anxiety would creep back up and the psychosis would start. I'm not good at tracking my depression I didn't realize I was depressed until the mania pulled me out. So I'm not sure how to tell if I still experience psychosis with normal mood.