Foggy
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Post by Foggy on Mar 26, 2020 11:42:01 GMT
Hi Everyone.
Just a quick question if I may..
Before I pay for a private adult adhd assessment, is it possible to attract a diagnosis without supporting evidence from a family member whom knew me from childhood?
I am 47 years of age and my Mum is no longer with us, and I am unsure if my father or elder brother would be in a position to help.
I think there may be reference to my hyperactivity in my GP notes as my mum used to take me regarding this in the 1970s. I was prescribed a sedative..
My long suffering parter would be willing to corroborate my story, and she has known me for 20 years, she is also a registered Mental health nurse.
Had I been born a decade later I am sure that I would have been picked up at school. But in the 1970s adhd was not widely recognised.
I am also a mental health nurse in a prison / young offenders institution And I work closely with people with adhd. I can recognise myself in their behaviour and experience. I meet DSM criteria and the Diva assessment suggests that I am adhd inattentive type.
Is a diagnosis still possible without supporting information from childhood? Would my own account suffice?
Thanks..
Oh. I do not have any school reports either. They were thrown out years ago by my parents . I have received antidepressants for the past 10 years despite my protestations that I don't think that depression is the issue..
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2020 16:55:34 GMT
I *was* born a decade later and mine wasn't picked up either!
Key thing to remember is, the only person you have to convince is yourself. Everyone else will fall in line once there's no doubt in your mind.
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Post by vagueandrandom on Mar 27, 2020 18:04:36 GMT
I was 48 when I was diagnosed and the only parental input I had was my mum filling in the observer questionnaire . . kindly . .
ie. she doesn't think there's anything 'wrong' with me because I'm her daughter . .
The consultant found some records on my file from a psychiatrist about 15 years before and he said he could have diagnosed me just from them
and from meeting me, so don't worry about it . . .if you think you have ADHD and you're prepared to pay for an assessment, it's likely you do.
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Post by Foggy on Mar 27, 2020 19:23:18 GMT
Thank you for the replies.. I think I am going to do this.
I just need to ask the wife for her support. She has put up with my vageness and my not being presentness for years.
I have previously tried to explain all to various GP's and each time I left feeling stupid, with a prescription for antidepressants.
Even occupational health at work referred me to my GP, he thought I may have some kind of dementia.??!!
I have a history of tics, my handwriting is appalling and my finger nails are bitten to the quick. I am a nurse but I am the same grade now as I was when I first qualified in 1996. I can't handle promotion, the organisational bit kills me. I can't disapline people either, the conflict kills me. The clinical side is fine. I have a constant frustration with life cos I know that I will never reach my full potential .. I have no close friends, just loads of aquantancies. There are positives though so not all is bad. Stay safe in these weird times please..
I will keep you informed..
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Post by REDCAR1963 on Mar 27, 2020 20:58:37 GMT
Hi I am exactly in the same situation I am a 30 year old woman and every day of my life is blurry mental fog, wanting to do so many things but cant get the motivation to do so. I often also paranoid Im going down dementia road as I just pass the days. Ive done my own research and I am quite sure about adhd being my issue but why is it so difficult to get any help on this? I also got sedatives and antidepressants prescribed all the time its like no one listens, also got anti psychotics prescribed once but stopped half box through. Also stopped antidepressants years ago they made me feel weird I know its not me. The only thing that has ever helped me get through my doomed life were street amphetamines. The only drug that made my mind clear and wiling to do anything I had in mind. Cant find them anymore tho. Ive been dead for a long time they are the only thing that ever helped me. I just pass the days now. Mainly in bed. Hope you find the help you need.
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Post by REDCAR1963 on Mar 27, 2020 21:03:36 GMT
Hi I am exactly in the same situation I am a 30 year old woman and every day of my life is blurry mental fog, wanting to do so many things but cant get the motivation to do so. I often also paranoid Im going down dementia road as I just pass the days. Ive done my own research and I am quite sure about adhd being my issue but why is it so difficult to get any help on this? I also got sedatives and antidepressants prescribed all the time its like no one listens, also got anti psychotics prescribed once but stopped half box through. Also stopped antidepressants years ago they made me feel weird I know its not me. The only thing that has ever helped me get through my doomed life were street amphetamines. The only drug that made my mind clear and wiling to do anything I had in mind. Cant find them anymore tho. Ive been dead for a long time they are the only thing that ever helped me. I just pass the days now. Mainly in bed. Hope you find the help you need.
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Post by tristana on Mar 29, 2020 0:35:10 GMT
Hello Foggy, I was diagnosed recently aged 49 and my husband filled in the required form, as my parents are elderly and live in another country.
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Post by Foggy on Apr 5, 2020 19:57:19 GMT
Thanks everyone.
Does anyone else always feel like an outsider looking in? Like you are watching other people living their life and you are just observing them.
I would love to feel part of it all, and be able to live life in full rather than always playing a role, it's like I'm acting all the time. It's not authentic and I feel guilty about it, as though other people deserve better than my false representation of companionship.
If I meet the criteria and get a diagnosis of Adhd and I am deemed to be suitable for treatment, will medication help with this feeling?
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