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Originally Posted by jimrat
In my world, THAT is insane. I wish all people would have a proper diagnosis before being treated. They do that with some other meds here, prescribe without a real DX, and in some cases it ended really bad.
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I did have a proper diagnosis. I met all the symptoms in the DSM-IV, and it was seriously impairing my function. She determined I met the criteria, so she diagnosed me. Psychiatric diagnoses are based entirely on history taking, and that's what she did.
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age: 23
dx: bipolar I, ADHD-C, tourette's syndrome, OCD, trichotillomania, GAD, Social Phobia, BPD, RLS
current meds: depakote (divalproex sodium) 1000mg, abilify (aripiprazole) 4mg, cymbalta (duloxetine) 60mg, dexedrine (dexamphetamine) 35mg, ativan (lorazepam) 1mg prn, iron supplements
past meds: ritalin, adderall, risperdal, geodon, paxil, celexa, zoloft
other: individual talk therapy, CBT, group therapy, couple's therapy, hypnosis
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