I live in arizona and I need to know where to get tested for bipolar disorder in the phoenix area. Whenever I try to look it up online all I get is the symptoms and info about medicine but I don't need any of that info right now, all I need to know is where to get tested and I don't have a specific doctor so I was wondering if there was a clinic or something like that that I can go to? Thank you for your help!
2006-08-29 16:57:58 · 14 answers · asked by Crystal M 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
There is no such thing as BiPolar. Much like ADHD, it is a pathology which was invented to help people avoid the responsibilityfor their own behavior (or in the case of ADHD their childrens behavior) and also to reap more profits for drug companies.
Instead of 'getting tested' (and rest assured, they will say you are positive and offer some expensive drugs) why don't you spend some time being introspective and thinking about how your actions effect the people around you. Don;t take the easy way out, just get your **** together and stop being such an weight on society.
2006-08-29 17:06:12 · answer #1 · answered by thehotdogbun 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Most states have Federal funding for Mental Health Clinics that have Psychologist and Social Workers that will see you. If they find that you are in deed in need for help; because of Mental Health Disorder Diagnosis they will administer medication that will help you balance out the way your brain deals with every day life. Most of these clinics charge patients according to pay scales; so that works out to little or no payment required. Call you local health unit, and they will be able to direct you to the proper facility. BUT beware once you are written a prescription for Psychiatric drugs take them wisely and as as the doctor directs. DO NOT Skipp a day or take more than prescribed; because you miss a day. Psych drugs do help people for the most part, but if they are not taken properly they can do more damage than GOOD!!!!!
2006-08-29 17:14:29 · answer #2 · answered by kate 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
call your GP for a referral. you pick a psychologist and a psychiatrist. A psychologist bargains with the emotional part of issues and the behavioral section, jointly as the psychiatrist bargains with the medicine end. A GP can prescribe meds, yet they do no longer concentrate on psychological well being so i do no longer think of they are as efficient. do no longer wait to get help. the quicker you start up treatment, the extra useful the analysis.
2016-09-30 03:56:35 · answer #3 · answered by bugenhagen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually the best place to start is your PCP doc...tell him your symptoms and since I think your female you might just have the severe form of PMS.
other things to look into would be viral infections or bacterial infections...heck it could even be IBS. *diet with those who have IBS are the only way to regulate the enzyme in the gut to help the serretonin in the brain, ie. keeping moods stable. dont fall for antidepressants and antipsychotic drugs.
mental illness does not occure without a reason. it is a symptom of something more.
good luck!
2006-08-29 17:41:07 · answer #4 · answered by giggling.willow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For those who doubt it's existence.....
Bipolar Disorder does exist.
My Grandson has it, his mother (my ex-daughter in-law & her sister have it) and daughter-in-law's mother had it and commited suicide.
I live in Texas and took him to the local MHMR for diagnosis, when I got custody of him at age 5. This child did not act normal at all. They diagnosed him with ADHD and ODD.
It wasn't until he was thirteen and we had to have him admitted into the adolescent ward of a psychiatric hospital-- that we got a correct diagnosis and he got put on the correct medications.
Now, you can't tell he is bipolar because he acts normal.
No more mood swings and rages, no hearing voices, no crying one day and then laughing and tap dancing across the floor the next.
Our lives are no longer filled with chaos and his life isn't either.
So, look for your state's MHMR.
~Good Luck~~
2006-08-29 17:31:52 · answer #5 · answered by Moma 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can go get tested with someone who can take pictures of your brain,but first try a physcologist. And people who tell you that could be kidding. And I know the symptoms considering I have it
2006-08-29 17:00:11 · answer #6 · answered by Jessica R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first step is to not allow other to make a decision of what you are. See a doctor, it's always good. But most medications are easy replacements for persistent decisions. If you take them, you risk doubling your problems.
2006-08-29 17:03:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you would have to talk to your doctor, and he would probably suggest seeing a psychologist. A psychologist can test you for bipolar disorder.
2006-08-29 16:59:51 · answer #8 · answered by poeticjustice 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check to see which Licenced therapists and psychiatrists are in your area that are covered by insurance. Go to one and tell them your problems, and they will either test you or send you to someone to be tested.
2006-08-29 17:00:23 · answer #9 · answered by Amilucky0707 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can go to any general doctor or you can look in Yahoo yellow pages and enter your zipcode. Then you can make a search for "Psychiatrist."
2006-08-29 17:01:26 · answer #10 · answered by rxrxmeds 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋