Posted by snapper on June 4, 2006, at 3:22:51
In reply to What does a diagnosis mean anyway?, posted by Jakeman on June 3, 2006, at 23:23:03
> Isn't it just one person's opinion? Usually the docs tell me nothing my diagnosis unless I ask. Once when I inquired I was told ahedonia with anxiety. Later another doctor thought I may have major depressive disorder with GAD. But now they are talking about social anxiety disorder or social phobia and seem they think I may have that too (In the old days SAD was called shyness). Then there's treatment resistant depression (I seem have that too). There's various bi-polar definitions that I can't figure out, seems I could be soft bi-polar too. I have sleep disorders with various diagnoses but those symptoms could caused by the meds I'm taking for my other symptoms.
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> I know there's is some need to put a scientific label on one's disorder, but it can vary and it can be pretty loose and change over time. Maybe there's too much emphasis on sticking people into categories. I guess the point I'm making is we need doctors who will closely examine us and develop treatments on an individual basis.
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> warm regards, JakeHey Jake, I concur
It is at the point of "waistbasket" psychological diagonosis du-jour--- It does seem to me at least that a large majority of us on PB seem to be suffering from many of the same symptoms and "diagnoses" --- I hope that I am not delusional- (no PUN) that a lot of what is going on with us hard to treat and treatment resistant patients is not just a trend but rather a wake up call that this pattern and what I may refer to as a syndrome is hopefully a "wake up call" for the "prescription-wielding" Dr's. who treat us. There must be something more. Certainly too many of us are suffering greatly from a LOT of the same sympomatology. God help us all. I do beleive that psychopharamacology and what not is hopefully headed into a new and hopefully helpful era.
My best
Snappper
btw I do have ALL your symptoms and maybe more---don't give up!!!
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