Do Pdocs always recognise episodes?

I'm going through an episode of mania. It started about a month ago due to withdrawal of abilify. I was pronounced hypomanic by a Pdoc and Pnurse, then later manic by another psych. Then last week I saw a different psych who was terrible and reduced me to tears straight away. As I cried through the appt (due to him being a bully and me being tired and also being slightly mixed I suppose) and he said "this is not mania". I went away, stopped crying and went back to being full of energy and hyperactive. So what I'm wondering is whether I'm "Not manic" anymore as he said or if he could be wrong? I worry as all my notes are accessed through the same system by all these pdocs I see, and if he's written that I'm not manic anymore just "scared" and psychotic, I wonder if that'll effect the treatment I receive from other people. I'm due to see another doctor on Tuesday, he'll be expecting a sad mess not the pacing, active, verbose me. I don't want this misdiagnosing me with rapid cycling or something, or even schizoaffective.

So do doctors take what other docs have said ahead of the patients presentation and subjective experience?

Hope that makes sense?

It is perfectly possible he is wrong, esp from how you describe you are. A good Dr will look at your presentation on the day and the history you give, plus you say that others have said you were manic. They will also take that into account. Some Drs are bad or just plain mean, I am sorry you experienced this.

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I was told by a nurse once if you see 10 different doctors, you will get 10 different answers as to what they think is wrong with you. I have had about 5 and yes they all had different opinions, two even thought I did not need care just medications and one thought I did not need meds and i ended up back in hospital.
What I have learned is you have to speak up and let them know what you think and have learned about yourself. Many time they have even tried to focus in on stuff I did not see as a problem but they did.
Another thing I have learned about so called experts in many fields is they have only learned it in books and study, they have never had to live it, which in my opinion removes them from being a expert in many cases
Anyway I hope you find someone good. The other thing I should mention is that the good ones will discuss and often agree about mistakes in your case.