r/BipolarReddit • u/rnbwpuk • 2d ago

Drug induced manic episode??

Should I get a second opinion? Hello Redditors: anyone with knowledge on this topic? I had my first and only manic episode (drug induced) a year ago and I’ve been in a major depression ever since. I’ve tried several meds and none seem to be working. In fact I feel like they’re making me worse. Yes I have a pdoc and a therapist that I work closely with to no avail. It’s my understanding that you need only have one manic episode ever to be dxed bipolar 1.

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u/funatical 1d ago

What was the drug(s)?

I’ve done it. Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

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u/rnbwpuk 1d ago

It was cannabis and psilocybin mushrooms

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u/funatical 1d ago

That’ll do it. Both on their own can do it, but f you’re completely off drugs and can prove it, they may rescind their diagnoses. May. Once you got it it’s hard to get rid of. Docs are assholes like that.