I have suffered with symptoms of depression, anxiety and poor attention my whole life. It has affected my life in such a negative way and I am feeling hopeless. It is getting very difficult to function in everyday life. I went to a psychologist about 12 years ago who dx me with dysthymia. Since then I have tried numerous things including:
- 2 psychiatrists
- 5 therapists/psychologists
- 2 different family dr
- 7 different medications along with dose increases or combinations of meds
- hypnotherapy
I haven't had success with any of it. I feel that maybe I am not dx correctly.
I believe that I have ADHD (inattentive) in addition to depression. I have documentation that I have struggled with it since I was a young child. However, when I brought it to my doctors they dismissed the idea. I am 38 years old have a MA degree and have held the same job for 15 years. My feeling is they take this as a sign I couldn't possibly have ADHD. What they don't know is that it was all a struggle. My last dr visit was to a new psychiatrist. I brought her a list of all my "symptoms" that I feel regularly. I told her of my thoughts about ADHD and her response was that depression can make you feel that way. She wrote a new prescription and told me to lose 10 pounds and I would feel better.
I have totally lost hope in the mental health field and in my ability to feel "normal".
I am not sure what to do next. I had to wait 6 weeks for that appointment and it was a total waste of time, money and energy. I need to get help, but I don't know where else to turn.