Re: I was just told that Adult ADHD didn't Exist….

[Anonymous]

trashman – Sorry if I seemed to bash my docs. I know they are competent but its frustrating not to be able to have the help you need from the medical world. Take for example the neurologist; when I got on the waiting list to get one, I specified it was for ADD so why did they get me to see a neurologist who doesn’t know about it?! And now if I want to change, I’ll have to get back on that list and wait for months. And they’ll probably do the same mistake of getting me a doc who doesn’t know if I forget to specify that. The one I got right now is reputed to be an expert about migraines.

My general doctor is great too but she doesn’t believe in my ADD or anxiety, and I don’t feel like she believes me half the time anyway. I made the mistake of telling her once that I might be a little bit hypochondriac. I thought so then ’cause I knew something was wrong with me so when something came up that talked about symptoms I had, I thought that might be it. Then I found out about ADD and… bingo! The constant fatigue, the difficulty to focus, the lack of control over my emotions, etc it all fit in.

My psychotherapist is trying to help me but she mixes ADD and the issue. She would need to truly understand ADD to 1- not mistake a symptom for something else and 2- to know how to work with me (my lack of focus, short memory,…)

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