I just got back from my psychiatrist appointment and I'm even more confused now than I was before. I still don't understand if I have an ADHD diagnosis or dyscalculia or dyslexia. I didn't get tested and he didn't even mention tests even though I asked about it. I asked him if he would be putting ADHD on my school disability services form or not and he said something like "Oh yeah, sure, I'll include your ADHD symptoms". But does having symptoms mean I have the disorder?
I sent him an email when I got home to clarify because I'm feeling really up in the air.
He just reiterated that if I weren't bipolar he would prescribe a stimulant like adderall but because I'm bipolar that's out of the question. He didn't mention any non stimulant drugs.
He just spent most of his time trying to convince me to use the pharmacy at the clinic instead of the one I use, and trying to convince me to switch to clozapine instead of what I'm on. But I do NOT want weekly blood draws for 6 months and then every two weeks after that. That's too much for me. It takes like 3 hours to get your blood drawn at the clinic because there's always a line. I just can't do that before work. I don't have time, and I definitely don't have the will.
I feel really bad now because I didn't get any help for what I came in for. I'm already way behind in school and making tons of careless mistakes at work that could get me fired, and forget homework, I just can't even get started. I don't know what to do.
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Diagnoses: Bipolar I, GAD, binge eating disorder (or something), substance abuse, and ADHD.
“No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.” ― Aristotle
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