Hi Starryeyed,
Ya, I think that any of someone's five senses can be hallucinated. I have visual and auditory hallucinations.
It's kind of weird in that way. All someone has to do is have just one psychotic episode to qualify for a diagnosis like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder (type 1). The symptom set would direct your doctor to a specific disorder.
I have a friend. Far as anyone could tell, she was just a normal everyday person. Quite a few years back she had a severe schizophrenic episode. Her father dropped her off at a mental hospital where she stayed for months getting medicated. It was years before she could resume normal activities again.
She had never had one before and she has not had one since but she is still considered to be a schizophrenic. Just one time does it.
This is not to say that you don't have Cyclothymia. Maybe you do. Since your experiencing "ups" and "downs", you should run that by your doctor.
Oh ya, bad doctors think they don't make mistakes. If you think there is more to your condition and your present doctor says there isn't, try finding another doctor and just get re-evaluated. Both doctors should be saying the same thing (for the most part).
-ew
