I'm new. This is my first post. I have been reading the posts on here for a while, which have helped tremendously. I feel like I have finally found the answer to so many of my troubles.
I have had coworkers tell me and tease me for years about having ADD, but I never thought I did because I did well in school and I was always an overachiever. Until I really got to thinking about it. Then as far as grades I did fine. Graduated top of class in college. But as early as 1st grade I remember getting into trouble for talking and disturbing others after finishing my work. I was called hyper even by my other grade school friends. I have always been a pacer. Can't talk on the phone without pacing. That's how I studied in college. I had to have the house to myself and be able to pace the floor with my notes. Couldn't sit down! I feel like I think better!??! (Don't know if that makes sense or not?) but I do it anyway.
My memory/forgetfulness has been driving me insane! I lose things daily! Get my words confused sometimes, say things backwords, can't think of words that I commonly use. Went to my primary Dr. who put me on lexapro and sent me to counselor. Just saw him today and once again, it's all depression! They frustrate me so bad. I won't deny that I have some depression (probably anger issues as well, LOL!) but I think part of it is I can't seem to get anyone to see anything but depression. When I try to talk to them about ADD symptoms, "blah blah blah..... memory loss from depression....blah blah blah!"
I'm sorry my post is long but I just needed to get it out. How do you get through to these Dr's you pay $ to and wait for months for an appt to see? That there is more going on than just depression??????? HELP!
talk to a counselor. i had 2 docs tell me i was depressed and than another tell me i was bi polar. im none of these. ok maybe a little depressed, but because i felt different and didnt know why. not from a chemical imbalance. the anti depressents didnt help, so i made an appt with a counselor and everything is much much better.I have been seeing my primary Dr. for 8 years. I went to him 3 months ago concerned about my memory (lack there of) and not being able to focus on anything. He took me off of amitriptylline 100mg that he put me on 8 years ago to prevent migraines and took me off effexor 150mg that a psychiatrist had put me on 4 or 5 years ago. Just kept me off everything for a month. Thinking my memory would become better.--It didn't. It got worse! and that's when I really starting seeing all the add symptoms. Some that I had forgot about. That had kind of been masked by the meds. My mind raced and it was hard to sleep at night. Too many thoughts going on inside. I became more hyper than I had been on the antidepressants which kept me feeling tired all the time. I started to remember things the way they were before taking the meds. I definitely have the symptoms and have had all my life. Now I have to wait for the lexapro to work???!!! Called and got another counselor since the one I saw was like talking to someone while you laid there naked with a spotlight on that's how cold he felt. I did get an appt to see a psychiatrist in Dec. (hoping that goes well)
I just wish they would figure out this is more than just depression. If anything I think depression should be a secondary diagnosis.