[zebraboxerlove]

I have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety, panic attacks, bipolar and adult add. the only things I was ever given medicine for was the add (vyvanse).

I have been struggling with picking my face for years and years and until awhile ago I had never thought anything of it but I pick my face until it's covered in scabs and my doctor told me it was a form of ocd (but did not flat out diagnose me).

Not only that but I have realized I think I have a tic with scrunching my toes without consciously knowing so and when i try not to i feel like i have to anyways so i think i have a tic.

I stopped taking my add meds because i felt they weren't working for me AT ALL even after upping the dose but i just feel like things just keep getting worse. can I really be having all those issues at once?? The add interfered with my life bad enough as it was and the anxiety has gotten worse and everything else just adds to the mix.

Not to mention I have some serious issues with sleep: sleep paralysis and other weird stuff happen during sleep.

I really feel like im losing my mind and my doctor doesn't seem to listen to anything when I see him so now, here I am, posting my life on a forum in hopes someone can help calm my nerves, give me insight, or just acknowledge my struggle.

[bluekoi]

zebraboxerlove, If you honestly feel your doctor is not helping you, it is time to change doctors. You and your doctor need to find the right meds. This will take patience and a caring, knowledgeable doctor. Therapy would also be beneficial. I hope you find Psych Central helpful in your search for a healthier life!

[bcn13]

The med roller coaster is a nightmare. I have side effects to almost everything. I was manic/mixed for 6 months. Now I'm "stable" but bored and depressed and generally apathetic. I don't know what to do. I lived without meds for 6 years until last June when I thought going back on them seemed appropriate. Shortly after the D.I.D. diagnosis, I went off of them again for about a month or two and quickly spiraled downward. So, I went back on them and had side effects to every mood stabilizer . Even now, but I'm not vibrating off the walls and am mostly more functional, but like I said, very depressed, bored, and apathetic. I can't go on this way much longer than did the other. Any suggestions? Or is this just all part of D.I.D. I have many comorbid diagnosis including bi-polar and ADHD.