Bipolar Disorder/what do i do

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i have been diagnosed bipolar,  also have ebv and fibro.  i am so confused dont know where to turn.  i see phsy. but he cant help with pain and had explained that i am getting bad anxiety and moods are changing again. but i feel helpless.  he know what i am going through but even, cant get him to help with ss. so of course that makes me more stressed, which doesnt help any of the conditions.

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Hi Michelle . . .

Whether you do it through a clinic or through a private doctor you should see a psychiatrist who can integrate the care of your bipolar disorder with your other treatments.  Psychiatrists know how to do this better than other physicians.

Best regards . . .

Ivan
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Ivan Goldberg, M.D.

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I am a psychiatrist/psychopharmacologist with many years of expereince in treating individuals with depressions, manic-depression (Bipolar Disorder), other mood disorders,. I am especially interested in the psychopharmacologic treatment of individuals with so called "treatment-resistant" syndromes.

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I have been on the staff of the National Institute of Mental Health, Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. I am currently in full-time private practice in New York City.

A.B. Johns Hopkins University
M.D. N.Y.U. College of Medicine

I am the creator of Depression Central:http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html

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