I was stress/severely fatigued during last few days of deployment. I was prescribed grounding medication valium/ambien from deployed flight doc (without ever having met flight doc) then sent to ER 24 hours later against my will for a mental health evaluation, per flight doc who is a pulmonologist "suspected manic episode". Did not meet any criteria and was released for stress/fatigue. 26 hours later I was picked up from hotel room and hospitalized again for command directed examination and this time stayed overnight in ER. All toxicology reports came back negative I was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol. I was very agitated in the hospital and medicated against my will within 16 hours, then med evacuated within 72 hours from deployed location. In Japan I was diagnosed "bipolar 1" and believe this was a misdiagnosis. To add, the individuals that attested to a change of my behavior I did not know them as I didn't work with them and they were deployed from a different unit. I was never a harm to myself or others, not depressed and not manic trying to save the world. I did not end up at intended final destination and was therefore not properly medically evaluated. I was also told there are not enough resources at the overseas locations to diagnose.
I have received evaluations from civilian psychologists that agree of the misdiagnosis and have drafted reports. What resources do I have available to refute the diagnosis during the med board process? I'm a reservist with a MEDCON case #. Is it recommended I attach the reports to be included in the med board? This will affect both my military and civilian flying career so looking for all resources available to handle this situation.
I have received evaluations from civilian psychologists that agree of the misdiagnosis and have drafted reports. What resources do I have available to refute the diagnosis during the med board process? I'm a reservist with a MEDCON case #. Is it recommended I attach the reports to be included in the med board? This will affect both my military and civilian flying career so looking for all resources available to handle this situation.