Posted by DiscoPuppy on May 23, 2002, at 15:54:06
Hi Everyone:
After years of getting the run around with general practitioners thinking I had depression, and trying out every antidepressant known to man, I decided to force my doctor to give me a referral to see a psychologist.
I just got back from seeing a real doctor who seems to really know his sh*t. He's running more tests in the coming weeks to be certain of what my condition is; contrast that to my GP who saw me for 5 minutes and gave me a two month supply of various SSRI meds.
So this new psychologist feels as though I was misdiagnosed a few years back by my GP as having depression. Instead, his believes that I actually have ADD and should take a whole new route to getting help. We spent an hour and a half talking (instead of the 5-10 minute chat with a GP), and even sent me home with some homework.
My question is this: What can I expect short/long term as an individual having ADD? Is this something therapy can help or is it almost certain that I'll be prescribed meds (for the rest of my life)? I'd like to hear personal experiences, not abstract studies. I'm feeling very anxious as I do not know much about this whole other side of mental illness (although I feel very confident in my knowledge of depression).
I had so much more I wanted to say, but I kinda lost my train of thought so I'll write more later.
Thanks for listening,
Puppy
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