My niece who's almost 21, has recently had sudden panick attacks. shes always been very outgoing. shes an only child she has many friends. recently she has been suffering from acute sudden panic attacks where she can't even be in public. my concern is

Hello. : Hello. I can't diagnose her but so far you haven't listed symptoms that would be particularly suspicious for either bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. Although antidepressants can make some people with bipolar disorder feel more irritable or markedly enhance their energy level, the description of why she didn't like the antidepressants didn't appear that unusual. People in the prodrome of schizophrenia certainly can have a cognitive decline and function more poorly in many areas of their life. However, maybe she is having academic problems due to depression, due to stress or maybe she has too difficult an academic load. If her psychiatrists are having difficulty diagnosing her, then psychological testing by a clinical psychologist might help with that.