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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2015 9:08:44 GMT
Hello everyone,
I am not very well at the minute. So I'll keep it brief. I have ADHD inattentive type, depression and anxiety. For the first time in my life I am considering claiming some kind of disability allowance. I have no idea if i can or if i should.
I just can't seem to be able to anything.
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Post by contrarymary on Sept 29, 2015 21:39:58 GMT
hello @alec77 welcome to the forum sorry it's so hard just now
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 7:21:25 GMT
Hi Ach don't worry contrarymary, It will pass. My mind is centering again after the anxiety storm. And thank you for the welcome. I look forward to interacting with everyone as and when we can. Oh and that question was out of despair, i think i can cope, i was just panicking. However if any one does recieve assistance for these conditions then i think it is absolutley warrented.
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Post by anopheles on Apr 1, 2016 0:43:25 GMT
Hello everyone, I am not very well at the minute. So I'll keep it brief. I have ADHD inattentive type, depression and anxiety. For the first time in my life I am considering claiming some kind of disability allowance. I have no idea if i can or if i should. I just can't seem to be able to anything. You should if you want. I have and I did and I qualified for ESA (sadly I'm in the constant gentle push towards work group - not as intense as jobseekers, but annoying if you know that unless you get the right job you;ll be back on their doorstep again) and I get the severe disability premium and I get PIP. It makes day to day living a lot less worrisome. I'm also mostly inattentive too.
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Post by gillywilly on Jun 23, 2016 13:53:49 GMT
Hi Alec77, hope today is a better day for you. You have my sympathies - I'm off work atm with anxiety and stress (and now on antidepressants). I haven't yet claimed any disability benefits, but need to research as I don't see how the hell I can go back to work. I know at least three others in my local ADHD who receive PIP, and I've been told that you qualify, having ADHD. I'm sure it won't be anywhere near that simple, mind! The advice I've had from others is to get help completing the form from someone who does this as part of their work (community mental health team, poss? or ask the clinic/psych who diagnosed you where to go for help?). And always respond with worst-case scenarios. Good luck! It can be really shitty at times (and that's saying something), but we get where you're coming from and are rooting for you!
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Post by jj11 on Aug 30, 2016 19:55:10 GMT
Hi there all. Ive just asked for the PIP form. I feel ambivalent about this because I've worked so hard but work couldn't accommodate me and I was asked to leave after not come,eating my probation. I have no idea how this will play out but happy to compare notes
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Post by jj11 on Aug 30, 2016 19:55:36 GMT
Hi there all. Ive just asked for the PIP form. I feel ambivalent about this because I've worked so hard but work couldn't accommodate me and I was asked to leave after not passing my probation. I have no idea how this will play out but happy to compare notes
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Post by chickster on Feb 6, 2017 17:33:19 GMT
Depression with a capital D. OMG I remember this. Constant shame & guilt & paralysis. Nasty nasty disease.
Get to your GP & get Prozac, it is an excellent & very effective med, great for ADHD & doesnt make you fat, & if youre taking a stimulant it doesnt interfere with it. Once your head is clear (a week or so) you can look at getting your life on track, other meds or vitamins to take (buproprion for the sexual side effects, for example). You have to take it for at least 6 months & it may come back if you stop.
Something my GP said to me way back then, that saved my life, was that even though I thought I couldnt have depression because I was happy sometimes (which I was when I was safe at home, or seeing very trusted friends) thats exactly what it was. When youre in the middle of it its very difficult to admit it or know it. A week after starting Prozac ALL of the thoughts went away & only then I realised how bad it had been. I dont take it now (dont need to) but it was a lifesaver for me. Im so grateful to her & still angry at the therapist who saw me week after week & didnt say a F*CKING thing but took my money & watched me cry. Even though he MUST have known. Pr*ck.
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Post by vagueandrandom on Feb 6, 2017 19:04:05 GMT
Prozac did nothing for me, nor any other antidepressant except venlafaxine, which has evil side-effects and 'discontinuation' effects.
I've been refusing them for about 5 years.
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Post by chickster on Feb 7, 2017 19:41:27 GMT
Horses for courses I guess, & we all have different biologies. You read so many negative things about them but they gave me my life back. I refused them too for several years thanks to the shame & not wanting to be 'weak' by 'taking pills'. BIG mistake, I lost a lot in that time. In the meantime I tried St Johns Wort, fish oil & god knows what else & nothing worked. I had mirtazipine too (after prozac) which made me fat, so in the end if I had to go back there it would be prozac or escitalopram. Prozac helped my ADHD a lot too. When you feel like this you have to do whatever the hell works & no one in that sitiation should be made to feel that they took the easy way out by taking medication..because when it works it really works. And if it doesnt you stop taking it. You know inside of a month if its right for you. And when youre depressed you already feel ashamed & faulty & broken & like NOTHING you do is right so people telling you that takiing pills is wrong & you shouldnt do it only adds to the pain, & doesnt give you anywhere to go, except for CBT which very much is not a cure. And often in order to get anything much out of therapy you need ADs or ADHD meds otherwise youre just flailing around a bit. "Prozac did nothing for me, nor any other antidepressant except venlafaxine, which has evil side-effects and 'discontinuation' effects. I've been refusing them for about 5 years. Read more: aadduk.proboards.com/post/new/9572#ixzz4Y1tkoMb9"
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Post by vagueandrandom on Feb 8, 2017 10:18:51 GMT
Hi. chickster . . I'm not anti-medication at all. . . I'm just not for recommending particular meds as we all react differently. I took venlafaxine several times (and for years, despite side-effects) when I was so depressed I couldn't function. . .I've tried most antidepressants and was on lithium for a few years, which damaged my thyroid. . When I was trying mph and lisdex the main improvement was in my mood, although they didn't improve my ADHD and I had to stop due to side-effects. . I would still recommend people try meds, because they can work well for a lot of people. I agree with you about CBT. .I've had all kinds of therapy and counselling and I'm now of the belief that they're not going to work unless my ADHD is taken into account. . HOWEVER . . .it's really hard to get any adapted therapy, especially as I live in an area with no ADHD service and the CCG keeps turning down my funding request to see a specialist out of area. It's making me quite depressed and isolated and I've been on a list for psychotherapy for nearly a year.
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