Cazzie24 avatar
Cazzie24
1
1 year ago

Getting a diagnosis šŸ˜–

I have just paid $895 to a psychiatrist to be assessed for ADHD/ ASD. My daughter is 40 and has just been diagnosed with ASD and ADHD and she told me that she sees the same traits in me. I have often thought I might have both. The psychiatrist wasnā€™t interested in giving me a diagnosis other than extreme anxiety and PTSD. So now I have no idea if I do or donā€™t have it but everything people say on this site resonates with me so much. How did everyone else find out one way or the other?

Cazzie24 avatar
Cazzie24
1y

I think the masking actually causes the anxiety. Plus being on meds for extreme anxiety is probably making things worse too.

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kabatty5404
1y

Find someone who specializes in ADHD specifically. With psychiatrists, you can have 15 different psychs review the same information, and get 15 different diagnoses. For years I have been diagnosed with MDD, and even one thought I could have BiPolar II, thank GOD she didn't formally diagnose me... but now that so much light has been shed on ADHD and neurodivergent brains, I am seeing all roads lead back to ADHD.

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daisyfae
1y

I was misdiagnosed for years. I was first Diagnosed with ADD when i was in elementary school, but my parents treated it as something i just had to ā€œget overā€ in their eyes, if i just worked harder it would go away. So it was my mission as a child to get off the medication they put me on. And i did, in the 6th grade I learned how to mask well enough that they took me off the meds. Unfortunately the high masking created a slew of other issues and I was promptly diagnosed with major depression and anxiety at 14. Placed on SSRIā€™s and Benzoā€™sā€¦ they never really worked but I kept trying. I told EVERY doctor I saw that I had a childhood ADD diagnosis, and they all brushed it off. I believe it was because I was a woman, and I didnā€™t have a lot of the ā€œtypicalā€ ADHD symptoms. Now Iā€™m here at 30, and was finally rightfully Diagnosed with ADHD and properly medicated, without the flawed ideas about trying to just get over it, I have never felt better. For me it was just about finding the right provider. The US healthcare system makes that so incredibly hard. But keep trying and you will find your way.

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uncletys
1y

I feel your frustrations. I fluked an ADD exam as a child so went undiagnosed for 20-ish years after, even being diagnosed with chronic anxiety & taking the relevant medication (Zoloft etc which took my mojo & ruined relationships). Now Iā€™m on a path to getting diagnosed properly and getting started on something like Ritalin, is this similar to what youā€™re now using? If so, any advice would be appreciated šŸ¤“

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