I (24F) finally saw a psych after being on Zoloft 25mg prescribed by my PCP May of 2020 for depression/anxiety. The Zoloft worked so well. Yes I had side effects and some weight gain, but I feel like it really helped me with staying calm and just dealing with life better. I felt so fine that in January I stopped taking it. Felt like shit for some weeks and decided I should probably go back on. I started on 25mg again. 

Well I asked one too many questions to my PCP and she told me I need to speak with a psych and she can’t really do anything else for me. I went to an appt with a psych and I told him I’m just looking for someone to discuss my mental health with and someone to help me manage my meds,etc. 

Once the psych found out my grandmother has BPD he pulled out a questionnaire. I said most of the statements didn’t fully describe me, I don’t have “highs”, just low days and days I feel fine. He said BPD can be just feeling sad and then fine some days. Everything I questioned, he tweaked it to make it fit my symptoms. 

He tells me I most likely have BPD which explains my depression. This confuses me because I feel like his main reasoning is a family history. He wants me to stop Zoloft and start on a mood stabilizer. He then asks me if I ever have anxiety - which is one of the first things I said to him? 

I know no one can diagnose me, but I am more just looking for people who have dealt with the same issue? I have no friends I can discuss this with sadly. I just don’t think I trust him. Should I get 2nd opinion?

TLDR: My psych diagnosed me after talking to me for 5 min and finding out I have a gma with BPD - but I don’t have all the symptoms he mentioned. I don’t trust his opinion. Anyone else with same problem, what did you do?