Am I really bipolar????

[godmom23]

I am 15 years old.I love to be with my friends and I am always so happy around my friends. I am not a very outging person but that is just me I live to better my future.So I do things that will benifit it. I hate being at home.I get headachs when I am at home. I have hurt myself with a hammar many times on purpose not because I was angry just because I was regreating things. I regreat stupid things like not taking spaninsh in Middle School or getting an 90 on a test. My parents took me to a psychologist and they say that they think I am Bipolar.I have never hada rage where I yell at people, I have never hit someone or harmed someone because I was mad.I have only hurt myself with a hammar. Is this really bipolor or am I something else?  
   I do not understand how the psychologist could talk with me for 40 minutes and say I was bipolar that is just to quick to really know anything.What should I do?I was put on medications but I do not see it doing anything for me.
Please help!!!!

[heyjude1]

Well, not to me but I'm not an expert, only Bipolar.  If you are dx as bilpolar and do not feel the dx. is correct, I would see another Physcharist for dx.  You don't want to be taking the wrong medication that does not help you.  Some of the medications for Bipolar are strong, antiphycotic or the meds given for convulsions.

[godmom23]

I know that I might have some kind of issue but I do not think that I am bipolar.I do not know what exactly classifies a person as bipolar but I do not think I  am really bipolar.My sister is bipolar and I am nothing like her she has major mood swings and will get mad over the stupidest things. I am not like that I mean I am 15 so obviously I get upset sometimes but that is just raging hormones not a bipolar disorder at least in my eyes. I am no  exspert though.
   I also got dx as OCD and that one I do agree with i am very organized and I have to have things organized or it bothers me a lot.My book bag has 7 binders in it and each one has a calender in it to where I can write what I have done every day in class in them for each class. I also keep things schedruled.So I know that the OCD is true but the bipolar I am so  confused on. I know that I have self inflicted pain on myself more than once and that i have actually broke my arm from doing it but it is not bipolar that is causing it.It is stress I am 15 and I am taking 10 classes including some at the college and I babysit and volenteer alot.So I am constantly busy.My family has also been going through alot of issues the last three years.We have moved twice in the last year and we were robbed and so much more. I think that maybe it is some kind of stress disorder or maybe I am just a teenager.
   they put me on medication and I hate it I hate taking meds it is not doing anything for me except keeping me up at night.It is suppose to put me to sleep but it does the opposite for me.Alot of things do the opposite effects on me like caffine makes me fall asleep so fast it is crazy.

[paranoid_cataclysm]

I'm not saying you're bipolar but attacking or yelling at someone is not a diagnostic criteria to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

[godmom23]

What is? Like I honestly do not believe the dx.I have had a bunch of crap go on in my life the last 3 years and I have had a lot of stress and that is what caused me to harm myself not being bipolar.

[heyjude1]

Everyone is different but I do believe in order to be diagnoised BP, episodes need to be accompanied by mania in some degree.  You can google several sites for Bipolar.  There are different categories of BP and each episode can be somewhat different.  I also have the sudden rages but someone with major depression can have the anger also.  Did the doctor put you on a mood stabilzer?

I have hurt myself in the past but it was out of frustration; you know like the pain inside builds and builds and you need a release cause you feel like you cannot stand it any longer.  I know there are better ways.  But to punish yourself is another thing.  I would get another opinion, it could be Borderline Personality Disorder, they have similar symptoms to Bipolar.  You need to know you are dx properly and receiving the best medication for you.

[godmom23]

I do not understand how this psychologist could diagnosis me BP and OCD in 40 minutes.The OCD i am ok with I have always been very organized and I hate when things are out of order. I am 15 and I have my whole life on a schedrule. So she was correct on that diagnosis but BP I am not someone that has mood swings.
They put me on medicine for the BP it is called riposodone or something like that I am not sure exactly but I hate medication I do not even take tylonal when I have a headach but I am being forced to take these meds that I do not feel like I need.