My doctor appt yesterday | ADHD Information

It's an insurance thing, they have to have my PCP refer me for them to pay for anything...  Grrr...

Actually I have been a little more mello today.  Which is nice, just very tired... 

I'm ready for my long weekend. 

Thanks Ryan,  It took a weight off my shoulders.  Now I can look for things that help me, and ways around things that don't help me. 

I'm looking now to maybe order some Kava Kava.  I think it'd be great to find something that could help wihtout turning to meds with possible side effects.

If I order some (I strongly suspect that I will) I'll keep you all updated on how it helps, where I get it, etc.

autumn

Glad things are being sorted for U Autumnstar.

 Keep with it, and remember you are not alone!

What an aggrivation...  for me to keep seeing the doctor (counselor/psychotherapist) I saw yesterday, I NEED a referral from my PCP.  You remember, the one that doesn't believe in 'such a diagnosis'...    Anyway, the soonest I can make an appointment with him to get a referral is Aug 10th.  BAH!

autumnstar

PCP? why do you need a referral to see the therapist? maybe you can find one where you don't need the PCP's referral.

well August 10th isn't too far away, a little more than a month, hang in there. It's really good you saw the therapist though. I've never heard of Kava Kava before.

I heard the St. John's Worts is really good, you should give it a try.

Good luck with everything, ur doing great so far. Seeing a therapist is a real big step. And with the stressful situations, just hang in there. :-p

Well, I went to my appointment yesterday.  I gave her my long list of symptoms that I've been dealing with since childhood.  She definitely thinks that I 'fit the bill'.  She said that if we want to find out exactly what type of AD/HD I have, we can do that.

She said that I'm doing a great job of coping with my symptoms, she feels that all the stress I'm going through is bringing my symptoms out more - 9 mo son, no full night of sleep at night, working full time, job in flux, 14 yo stepdaughter, we're taking ex-wife to court for child support, very busy with work/gym/tai chi classes, etc.

She gave me some things to watch out for physical symptoms to watch for when I'm getting upset so I can recognize them in the future and head them off.  She told me to take a vitamin every day, try to get enough B Vitamins and Calcium.  She said that I could try St. John's Wort for any depression or anxiety and she suggested that I might want to try Kava Kava (sp?) for my racing thoughts.  She said that some people get a benefit from it, rather than going to meds.

She did say that my racing thoughts are typically treated by meds.  If I try the Kava Kava and it doesn't help this aspect, then I might want to try the meds to see if it helps me.

She gave me some coaching about not being so hard on myself when I don't do something right.   She gave me some ideas on rewarding myself to get through tough tasks that I typically try to avoid - which leads me to not completing tasks or some aspect of my job.  She said that I have great self-awareness and I'm on the right track, that I should be proud of that.

So I think it really helped.  She said that I can think about coming back if I want to talk about more things, try the meds, etc.  I think it was a relief to be told that I'm on the right track. 

autumnstar