 |
| FAQ/Help |
| Calendar |
| Search |
|
#1
Oct 24, 2014, 06:38 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I have a pdoc, I have a diagnosis, I have a treatment plan.
It all seems so unreal after the long, weary months of slogging through this without access to specialist care. I just hope that this change of fortune continues. I have a follow up appointment in a month, when the pdoc will do a proper med review. She didn't do that today as my intolerances are complex and she wants to research the options before playing side effect roulette. Fair enough, I'm glad to be taken seriously, especially as meds are only part of the answer. The diagnosis is unsurprisingly MDD (treatment resistant). She discussed Bipolar II, family history, my sometimes impulsive / reckless behaviour and episodes of high-functioning, high-achievement are inconclusive pointers to this. She would need to see a hypomanic episode to make that diagnosis. My treatment plan is one to one support at the local community resource centre, initially just for support with the sui ideation, so that I can feel safe and confident in my ability to stay safe. Once that is sorted I have the option to go back into CBT or to look at more intensive talking therapies. So now I just have to hope that all these plans hold together and aren't subject to the usual communication breakdowns and staff change lotteries. Like I said, I find it impossible to believe that this is for real, I'm sure I'm going to wake up back where I was. However, my overwhelming emotion right now is relief. |
 Anonymous200125, Fuzzybear, HowDoYouFeelMeow?, tigerlily84
|
 Clara22, JadeAmethyst, Nammu, tigerlily84
|
|
#2
Oct 24, 2014, 07:19 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Hi TheOriginalMe, I'm glad to hear things are working out for you finally
 
__________________
“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” -St. Francis of Assisi Diagnosis: Schizoaffective disorder Bipolar type PTSD Social Anxiety Disorder Anorexia Binge/Purge type |
| TheOriginalMe
|
|
#3
Oct 24, 2014, 07:23 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I'm so glad to hear this. Im glad the pdoc is listening and taki,no things slowly.
__________________
Nammu …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann |
| TheOriginalMe
|
|
#4
Oct 24, 2014, 07:47 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
That is great news after all you have endured with the system. I often find that just getting help (again) gives me a large amount of hope and gets me moving in the right direction.
__________________
The "paradox" is only a conflict between reality and your feeling of what reality "ought to be." -- Richard Feynman Major Depressive Disorder Anxiety Disorder with some paranoid delusions thrown in for fun. Recovering Alcoholic and Addict Possibly on low end of bi polar spectrum...trying to decide. Male, 50 Fetzima 80mg Lamictal 100mg Remeron 30mg for sleep Klonopin .5mg twice a day, cutting this back |
| TheOriginalMe
|
|
#5
Oct 25, 2014, 03:04 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Thank you for sharing
__________________
Clara Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out. Vaclav Havel |
| TheOriginalMe
|
|
#6
Oct 25, 2014, 09:06 AM
|
||||
|
||||
__________________
|
| TheOriginalMe
|
| TheOriginalMe
|
|
#7
Oct 25, 2014, 05:06 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I'm so glad to hear this. You have been through so much and I would imagine it feels great to be heard.
|
| TheOriginalMe
|
| Reply |
This is an old thread. You probably should not post your reply to it, as the original poster is unlikely to see it.|
|
My Support Forums is the online community that was originally begun as the Psych Central Forums in 2001. It now runs as an independent self-help support group community for mental health, personality, and psychological issues and is overseen by a group of dedicated, caring volunteers from around the world.
Linear Mode
