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Nov 27, 2015, 10:41 AM
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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. |
 12AM, Anonymous200325, Cocosurviving, Fizzyo, Fuzzybear
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Nov 27, 2015, 09:48 PM
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Welcome and thanks for joining PC.
You have certainly been through a lot. I'm not sure if you seen providers through your insurance or your EAP. There is a mental health organization called NAMI. You can Google them go to there website and see if they have a location in your area. If not call the closet location for resources. There is reliable mental health help available out there. I was misdiagnosed (adjudgment disorder and depression) at first too so i know how that goes. I actually have BP1. I also thought I had ADHD too.
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Dec 01, 2015, 04:06 PM
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  Hi, sorry you're struggling so much.  
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Dec 02, 2015, 12:40 AM
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Welcome to PC, BeyondBlue.
Sorry to hear about your current struggles. Your new psychiatrist (on PC, we shorten it to pdoc) sounds ridiculous. Lose ten pounds and you'll feel better? That seriously blows my mind. I mean, yes, exercise can help depression and improve self-esteem, but being told to lose ten pounds and you'll feel better sounds extremely invalidating. No wonder you're losing hope with the system. I'm sorry I don't have any suggestions at the moment. 
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