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Post by shiveringsky on Jul 18, 2014 11:12:52 GMT
... about medication. After some thought I now wonder if this shouldn't be my first port of call. I've been stuffing up massively in work (way more since my diagnosis and manager "anxiety red-flag" gate) and I am still in my trial period. I'm becoming very concerned that if something doesn't change fast I will lose this one too and it took me 2 1/2 years to find employment after my last job.
The Doc at the Maudsley said I could call him if I changed my mind, though I think he meant more like a couple of days after and not nearly 2 weeks. I have tried but keep getting stuck in a loop of answering machine, transferal, then answering machine. And the mail box is full.
Also, can anyone help me with a name? I seem to have Dr Malteser stuck in my head. I am pretty sure he is not a small round ball of nommy chocolate though.
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Post by shiveringsky on Jul 18, 2014 13:40:08 GMT
Nevermind, they have an email contact thingummybob on the website.
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Post by greyblanket on Jul 18, 2014 14:44:47 GMT
I'm sure they will be just fine. I have found them incredibly supportive and helpful. Gb
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Post by greyblanket on Jul 18, 2014 14:46:41 GMT
Yes Dr Malterser, he is one of the Doctors, he is great. Do you have a phone number for them? Just call and whoever you speak to will find the right person and then get back to you
gb
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Post by leftbehind1 on Jul 20, 2014 22:38:57 GMT
I was the same as u .I was diagnosed at 12 years old but nobody explained to me what exactly it was. It was only at 19 I really started to think about it and learn about it so it was as if I was only diagnosed myself at 19.
I did not see a paediatrician for many years so I couldn't get info from him it was when I was struggling in my job of two years and living on my own at 19 paying rent and everything else that when I did learn about it it hit me smack in the face.
Apparently when people realise what it is and are diagnosed there is a faze of grief so this is most likely why u may be less effective in work so it's only natural plus every time u forget something u now automatically put it down to adhd everyone forgets now and again as well so don't beat urself up too much br] I went through the same process in work and actually quit my job because of it I didn't know who to turn to so if u can get help with dealing with this counselling and maybe some anti anxiety meds and maybe melatonin to help sleep and help u process it all and ultimately keep u in ur job maybe a week off if u do get meds to try and get used to them before going straight to work, sometimes unwanted side effects can occur and the meds are active for hours, I remember I took concerta first time and went into town on the bus and the anxiety was terrible I had to get a lift home so I would try them on a wkd or something see how they effect u some meds are better than others
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Post by carly31 on Jul 21, 2014 9:42:56 GMT
I had grief with my diagnosis. Didn't accept the diagnosis even though I pushed for it! Very anticlimatic! felt like a fraud until I started to process it and realised that I wasn't such a failure afterall! my brain is just different!
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Post by shiveringsky on Jul 24, 2014 11:22:46 GMT
I am too late apparently. My GP, in an unprecedentedly swift move has already written to the CCG to try and secure funding to send me back to the Maudsley for the CBT. She said there is nothing in my area (Dartford) for adults with ADHD and even if they were willing to let me change the order of approach and try meds in the waiting period it would be difficult to get them in my area. So CBT it is. Don't get me wrong, I see the good news in this I just hope I haven't utterly fecked up my job by the time something happens. They have already extended my trial period from its original 3 months to possibly 5 due to me missing days and being late and the stress isn't helping. Deep breaths, I guess.
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Post by carly31 on Jul 24, 2014 16:29:24 GMT
I think CBT is great but I think that it's about finding a way in which you can actually apply this stuff and keep doing it! I have found external memory so helpful. I have a massive whiteboard in my room which reminds me about all sorts of things. I also liked the OHIO suggestion in driven to distraction book. It means 'only handle it once'. Don't have piles of things to do. They don't get done! Just do it, right there, right then. I tell people straight now even if we're mid convo -"Sorry, I will forget if I don't set a reminder right now". I do it with everything now. I don't think "I must remember to do that", I just do something with that thought straight away. In my phone, on a note book on my board. I don't want to take medication if I'm honest. I guess it's about finding out what things can stay a mess and disorganised and forgive yourself for those- just forget about them and laugh at yourself everytime you catch yourself doing it! and then finding a military regime for the things that have to be done and do them in exactly the same order every time so that it becomes a habit. Get in touch with occupational health, tell them what you find difficult in your role, offer solutions, ask for things- whiteboard, quiet room, permission to move every 5 mins- whatever you need to be able to function, which I'm sure you already know and do in other areas of your life. Those are reasonable adjustments for you to be able to thrive in your role and that is covered in the equalities act.
And with that, I'm going to follow my own advice!
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