[hunpak]

Hi,

Life is very getting very confusing for me and organised, i am a 30 years old male.. i have become extremely negative always think of the worse, keep on thinking about the same things, very forgetful, don't remember names, vocabulary, spellings, grammar, events, my mind doesn't work as fast as it used to be..worried all the time, i am not attentive, loose concentration, i was previously diagnosed with depression however never given any medicine and only told to do some therapy.
i think i have adult ADD.

i am from uk do you gentle people know what help can i get, my GP is not helping.

[Travelinglady]

Alas, only a professional can diagnose ADD. We do have some folks from the UK here, so perhaps they will post on this thread.

My thinking is since you have only developed this problem recently, it can be caused by depression. It sounds like you need more aggressive treatment and evaluation. Do you have access to a psychiatrist? And I definitely recommend therapy, too.

[emptyspace]

Depression and ADD can resemble each other. They have many of the same symptoms. However, untreated ADD can cause depression, because all the ADD symptoms interfere with your life.

I think you need to see a psychiatrist. Most GPs are not trained to understand much more than "general, simple" depression, so they may not be able to really diagnosis the differences between depression and ADD.

Since you are in the UK, you need to get your GP to give you a referral to a psychiatrist. You have to ask and stress what you have said here. If it is urgent, tell your GP. If your GP won't give you a referral, goto another. Perhaps the GP can try an antidepressant while you wait for the psych. The other option is "private" but really expensive.

Good luck.

[hunpak]

thank you guys i have booked an appointment with my GP the earliest i could get is next week, i have taken some online tests and their result is that i have ADD. when i had my depression treatment they discourged any use of medicine and it seems like they will do the same now but i will try...